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Temperature switch based on optical bistability

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We have demonstrated a temperature switch based on an optically bistable device integrated with an optical fibre. The principle demonstrated here might lead to the development of new types of all-optical temperature sensors.

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  1. School of Physics, University of New South Wales, PO Box 1, 2033, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia

    Z. Y. Xu, J. Tann & M. Gal

  2. Department of Physics, University of Utah, 84112, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

    P. C. Taylor

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Xu, Z.Y., Tann, J., Gal, M. et al. Temperature switch based on optical bistability. Opt Quant Electron 24, 587–590 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00619757

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