Title : 
Electro-optic bistability in a LiNbO3 microdisk resonator
         
        
            Author : 
Hossein-Zadeh, M. ; Levi, A.F.J.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The authors experimentally demonstrate feedback-controlled electro-optic bistability in the whispering gallery travelling-wave optical resonance of a LiNbO3 microdisk. Simulations confirm the physical origin of the behaviour.
         
        
            Keywords : 
electro-optical devices; lithium compounds; micro-optics; optical bistability; optical feedback; optical resonators; photorefractive materials; whispering gallery modes; LiNbO3; feedback-controlled electro-optic bistability; microdisk resonator; travelling-wave optical resonance; whispering gallery mode;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Optoelectronics, IET
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/iet-opt:20070065