• DocumentCode
    1221116
  • Title

    Theory of degenerate four-wave mixing an anisotropic, optically active photorefractive crystals

  • Author

    Erdmann, Andreas ; Kowarschik, Richard

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Phys. & Astron., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    155
  • Lastpage
    161
  • Abstract
    A theory is presented of degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) of arbitrary polarized waves in an anisotropic optically active photorefractive crystal. Using the method of coupled waves, a system of differential equations is deduced describing the coupling process. This system is specified to DFWM in crystals of the Bi/sub 12/GeO/sub 20/-type and numerically solved based on the shooting method. Some peculiarities of phase conjugation in these crystal are discussed.<>
  • Keywords
    bismuth compounds; differential equations; optical phase conjugation; optical rotation; photorefractive effect; Bi/sub 12/GeO/sub 20/ type crystals; anisotropic optically active photorefractive crystals; coupled waves; coupling process; degenerate four-wave mixing; differential equations; phase conjugation; shooting method; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Bismuth; Crystals; Differential equations; Four-wave mixing; Geometrical optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Photorefractive materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.109
  • Filename
    109