• DocumentCode
    877962
  • Title

    Transient effects during dynamic hologram formation in BSO crystals: theory and experiment

  • Author

    Heaton, John M. ; Solymar, Lazlo

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Sci., Oxford Univ., UK
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    558
  • Lastpage
    567
  • Abstract
    A model is presented for the time dependence of energy transfer between two incident beams and the concomitant grating formation in photorefractive materials. The theory includes the effects of birefringence, optical activity, and absorption of light. The predictions of the model are compared in detail with sets of experimental measurements performed with bismuth silicon oxide (BSO) crystals. Good agreement of the measured values and theory was found.<>
  • Keywords
    birefringence; bismuth compounds; holography; light absorption; optical rotation; photorefractive effect; BSO crystals; Bi/sub 12/SiO/sub 20/; absorption of light; birefringence; concomitant grating formation; dynamic hologram formation; energy transfer; incident beams; optical activity; photorefractive materials; Absorption; Birefringence; Bismuth; Crystals; Energy exchange; Gratings; Performance evaluation; Photorefractive materials; Predictive models; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.161
  • Filename
    161