Title :
Transient self-action of a light beam in a lithium niobate waveguide
Author :
Shandarov, V. ; Smirnov, E.
Author_Institution :
State Univ. of Control Syst. & Radioelectron., Tomsk, Russia
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate the photorefractive self-action of light beams within planar optical waveguides in lithium niobate biased by external electric field, to find the conditions for the formation of quasisteady-state screening-photovoltaic spatial solitons. Their formation is expected to take much shorter time compared with the steady-state photovoltaic solitons.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; lithium compounds; optical planar waveguides; optical solitons; photorefractive effect; photorefractive materials; LiNbO3; external electric field; light beams; lithium niobate waveguide; photorefractive self-action; photovoltaic spatial solitons; planar optical waveguides; quasisteady-state screening; transient self-action; Lithium niobate; Optical beams; Optical planar waveguides; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive materials; Photovoltaic systems; Planar waveguides; Solar power generation; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1312361