@inproceedings{3050065, title = "New laser-based bistability system for optical computing applications", author = "Matzakos, P and Theofanous, N", year = "1998", pages = "209-211", publisher = "SPIE - INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING", booktitle = "SECOND GR-I INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEW LASER TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS", doi = "10.1117/12.316583", keywords = "optical bistability; birefringent; non-linear refractive indexes; Fabry-Perot cavity", abstract = "We have studied analytically the theoretical behaviour of a Fabry-Perot cavity using a birefringent non-linear material in a polarizer-sample-analyzer system (subjected to a laser beam with free direction of polarisation). The working parameter of our device is the direction of polarisation of the incident light. Principal results are presented." }