• DocumentCode
    808888
  • Title

    Higher diffraction orders in photorefractive materials

  • Author

    Au, Leung-Bun ; Solymar, Lazlo

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Sci., Oxford Univ., UK
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    162
  • Lastpage
    168
  • Abstract
    Interactions between optical beams incident upon and generated within a photorefractive material are investigated by numerically solving a set of nonlinear coupled differential equations. The mechanism of the emergence of a higher diffraction order is explored. In particular, it is shown that, under favorable conditions, a significant amount of power may be transferred to the nearest higher-order wave.<>
  • Keywords
    light diffraction; nonlinear differential equations; photorefractive effect; higher diffraction order; higher-order wave; nonlinear coupled differential equations; optical beams; photorefractive materials; power; Equations; Gold; Gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Optical beams; Optical diffraction; Optical materials; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/3.110
  • Filename
    110