Title :
Efficient spatial soliton formation in BSO photorefractive crystals at 633 nm
Author :
Fazio, E. ; Ramadan, W. ; Fakhar, L. ; Vlad, V. ; Bertolotti, M.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Energetica, La Sapienza Univ., Rome, Italy
Abstract :
We have experimentally obtained for the first time spatial solitons in photorefractive BSO materials at the wavelength of 633 nm. We analyze theoretically the soliton formation dynamics in terms of beam profiles and polarization states.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; light polarisation; optical solitons; photorefractive materials; 633 nm; BSO; BSO photorefractive crystals; Bi12SiO20; beam profiles; polarization states; spatial soliton formation; Absorption; Crystals; Current measurement; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optimized production technology; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials; Physics; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312357
