Observation of bistable behavior in the polarization of a laser

Sami T. Hendow; Robert W. Dunn; Weng W. Chow; James G. Small

doi:10.1364/OL.7.000356

Observation of bistable behavior in the polarization of a laser

Sami T. Hendow
, Robert W. Dunn
, Weng W. Chow
, James G. Small

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Abstract

The output of a single-mode He-Ne laser with internal mirrors is usually linearly polarized in one of two orthogonal directions. This polarization state may be selected by a tunable injected signal or by feedback from a tunable secondary optical resonator. The laser will remain in the selected polarization even after the injected signal or the feedback from the secondary resonator is removed. This effect has potential applications as a fast switch or as an optical memory. An explanation based on intracavity birefringence is given for this bistable behavior in the polarization. © 1982 Optical Society of America.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	356-358
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	7
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.7.000356
State	Published - Jan 1 1982
Externally published	Yes

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