Optical polarization switching in a Fabry-Perot étalon that utilizes the photoinduced Kerr effect.
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.
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Hwang
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Jeong
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Suh
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Lee
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