TRANSIENT SELF-BENDING OF LASER-BEAMS IN PHOTOREFRACTIVE CRYSTALS WITH DRIFT NONLINEARITY

Authors
AGUILAR PAM MONDRAGON JJS STEPANOV S VYSLOUKH V
Citation
Pam. Aguilar et al., TRANSIENT SELF-BENDING OF LASER-BEAMS IN PHOTOREFRACTIVE CRYSTALS WITH DRIFT NONLINEARITY, Physical review. A, 54(4), 1996, pp. 2563-2566
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
54
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
2563 - 2566
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1996)54:4<2563:TSOLIP>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Another optical nonlinear effect is reported: the transient self-bendi ng of a laser beam within a photorefractive crystal under an external electric field. It is based on the large drift length of the photoindu ced carriers and is observed during a transient regime immediately aft er applying the light beam. Results of a numerical simulation are supp orted by an experimental demonstration of the effect in cubic Bi12TiO2 0 at lambda=633 nm.