title: Optical polarization switching in a Fabry-Perot étalon that utilizes the photoinduced Kerr effect.
abstract: We present an all-optical polarization switching of an asymmetric Fabry-Perot étalon containing a nonlinear Kerr medium in reflection type. Reflectance of a signal wave breaks up into two orthogonal polarization components as a result of photoinduced birefringent effects and shows distinct features of intensity stability and a high extinction ratio in polarization switching-modulation and memory operations.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.forename: W Y
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lee