Optical bistability scheme based on violation of Snell's law of light reflection

Konstantin Y. Nikitenko; Vyacheslav A. Trofimov

doi:10.1117/12.364547

24 September 1999 Optical bistability scheme based on violation of Snell's law of light reflection

Konstantin Y. Nikitenko, Vyacheslav A. Trofimov

Proceedings Volume 3900, 3rd International Conference on Optical Information Processing; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364547
Event: Third International Conference on Optical Information Processing, 1999, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

In our report a new type of optical bistability is proposed. It is based on a violation of Snell's law of inclined laser beam that is reflected from a mirror having a hole at its axis. We demonstrate switching of light power passed through the hole. Time of switching is less than 10^-13 c. In our opinion, this scheme has very good characteristics for creation of its base the optical switching element with very short time of switching and low energy of switching since we use refractive properties of medium.

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Konstantin Y. Nikitenko and Vyacheslav A. Trofimov "Optical bistability scheme based on violation of Snell's law of light reflection", Proc. SPIE 3900, 3rd International Conference on Optical Information Processing, (24 September 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364547

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