All-Optical Bistability In Nematic Liquid Crystals At Microwatt Power Levels

A. D. Lloyd; C. H. Wang; B. S. Wherrett

doi:10.1117/12.961413

22 December 1989 All-Optical Bistability In Nematic Liquid Crystals At Microwatt Power Levels

A. D. Lloyd, C. H. Wang, B. S. Wherrett

Proceedings Volume 1127, Nonlinear Optical Materials II; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961413
Event: 1989 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1989, Paris, France

Abstract

The temporal response and stability of all-optical switches at power levels down to 14µW are studied; cell design and optimisation are also considered for extension of this work to infrared wavelengths with experimental results presented for 1.3 μm.

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A. D. Lloyd, C. H. Wang, and B. S. Wherrett "All-Optical Bistability In Nematic Liquid Crystals At Microwatt Power Levels", Proc. SPIE 1127, Nonlinear Optical Materials II, (22 December 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961413

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