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Spectral Hole-Burning and Related Spectroscopies: Science and Applications

Hybrid Optical Bistability with Non-Monochromatic Light in Persistent Spectral Hole-Burning Media

H. Schwoerer, Hansruedi Gygax, Alexander Rebane, Urs P. Wild

Published Jan 1, 1992• 0 citations
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Abstract

The possibility to control by applying external electric field the index of absorption (and correlated to it index of refraction) of low-temperature impurity media can serve, in principle, as basis for opto-electronic devices such as laser beam modulators and optical memories.
DOI
10.1364/shbl.1992.tub25

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