DocumentCode
327553
Title
High optical gain in iron doped lithium niobate by contradirectional two beam coupling
Author
Finnan, Craig J. ; Cook, Gary ; Jones, David ; Han, T.P.J. ; Gallagher, H.G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
fYear
1998
fDate
10-14 Aug 1998
Firstpage
54
Lastpage
56
Abstract
Two beam coupling is the process whereby two beams of light at similar frequencies are coupled together resulting in energy transfer from one beam to the other. The mechanism responsible for the coupling is a diffraction grating written within a photorefractive crystal
Keywords
diffraction gratings; iron; lithium compounds; multiwave mixing; photorefractive materials; LiNbO:Fe; LiNbO3:Fe; contradirectional two beam coupling; diffraction grating; energy transfer; high optical gain; iron doped lithium niobate; photorefractive crystal; Diffraction gratings; Gain measurement; Iron; Laser excitation; Lithium niobate; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Photorefractive materials; Physics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nonlinear Optics '98: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications Topical Meeting
Conference_Location
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4950-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NLO.1998.710176
Filename
710176
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