ANALYSIS OF WAVE COUPLING IN PHOTOREFRACTIVE CUBIC MEDIA FAR FROM THEPARAXIAL LIMIT

Authors
PEDERSEN HC JOHANSEN PM
Citation
Hc. Pedersen et Pm. Johansen, ANALYSIS OF WAVE COUPLING IN PHOTOREFRACTIVE CUBIC MEDIA FAR FROM THEPARAXIAL LIMIT, Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics, 12(4), 1995, pp. 592-599
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07403224
Volume
12
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
592 - 599
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(1995)12:4<592:AOWCIP>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A rigorous three-dimensional theoretical description of the two-wave m ixing processes in cubic crystals is presented. The theory includes li near birefringence, self-diffraction, and optical activity. Comparison s have been made with previously developed theories that use the parax ial approximation, and significant deviations have been observed. It i s shown that in the case of two-wave mixing in Bi12SiO20 for grating f ringe spacings below 0.4 mum the exact model that we describe should b e used.