OPTICAL POLARIZATION SWITCHING IN A FABRY-PEROT ETALON THAT UTILIZES THE PHOTOINDUCED KERR-EFFECT

Authors
KWAK CH HWANG WY JEONG JS SUH HH LEE EH
Citation
Ch. Kwak et al., OPTICAL POLARIZATION SWITCHING IN A FABRY-PEROT ETALON THAT UTILIZES THE PHOTOINDUCED KERR-EFFECT, Applied optics, 33(15), 1994, pp. 3189-3191
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
33
Issue
15
Year of publication
1994
Pages
3189 - 3191
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1994)33:15<3189:OPSIAF>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We present an all-optical polarization switching of an asymmetric Fabr y-Perot etalon containing a nonlinear Kerr medium in reflection type. Reflectance of a signal wave breaks up into two orthogonal polarizatio n components as a result of photoinduced birefringent effects and show s distinct features of intensity stability and a high extinction ratio in polarization switching-modulation and memory operations.