2-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION OF PHOTOINDUCED REFRACTIVE-INDEX CHANGE IN PHOTOREFRACTIVE LITHIUM-NIOBATE CRYSTAL

Authors
SHIRATORI A AIDA R HAGARI R OBARA M
Citation
A. Shiratori et al., 2-DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION OF PHOTOINDUCED REFRACTIVE-INDEX CHANGE IN PHOTOREFRACTIVE LITHIUM-NIOBATE CRYSTAL, JPN J A P 2, 37(2B), 1998, pp. 225-227
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS → ACNP
Volume
37
Issue
2B
Year of publication
1998
Pages
225 - 227
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
We have demonstrated two-dimensional imaging of photoinduced index cha nge in a photorefractive lithium niobate crystal using Mach-Zehnder in terferometry. Refractive index changes induced by both ordinary and ex traordinary Ar+ laser beams have been clearly visualized.