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Topical Meeting on Optical Bistability (OB)

The European Joint Optical Bistability Project (EJOB)

S.D. Smith

Published Jan 1, 1985• 0 citations
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Abstract

The Commission of the European Communities (EC) through its Committee for the Development of European Science and Technology (CODEST) has established a multi-national 'operation' on optical bistability and optical digital computing with initial funding of 1.8m ecu over a two-year period.
DOI
10.1364/obi.1985.tuc3

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