title: Optical bistability and self-oscillation of a nonlinear Fabry-Perot interferometer filled with a nematic-liquid-crystal film.
abstract: A Fabry-Perot interferometer filled with an 83-microm-thick nematic-liquid-crystal film exhibits multiple-order optical bistability and self-oscillation. The oscillation is shown to be due to two competing mechanisms with different response times contributing to the laser-induced refractive-index change.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Durbin
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Shen