• DocumentCode
    2653770
  • Title

    Photovoltaic Induced Instabilities for Contra-Directional Two-Beam Coupling in LiNbO3:Fe

  • Author

    Evans, D.R. ; Gibson, J.L. ; Saleh, Mohammed A. ; Cook, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Mater. & Manuf. Directorate, Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    27-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1606
  • Lastpage
    1608
  • Abstract
    In LiNbO3:Fe, quasi-periodic instabilities are observed when recording photorefractive reflection gratings using a contra-directional two-beam coupling geometry. The mechanisms responsible for the noise and a technique used to eliminate these instabilities will be discussed
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; iron; lithium compounds; optical noise; photorefractive materials; photovoltaic effects; LiNbO3:Fe; contradirectional two-beam coupling; lithium niobate; photorefractive reflection grating; photovoltaic induced instability; quasiperiodic instability; Absorption; Crystals; Fluctuations; Geometrical optics; Gratings; Optical recording; Optical reflection; Photorefractive effect; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549222
  • Filename
    1549222