Title :
Photorefractive oscillators
Author :
Fischer, Baruch ; Sternklar, Shmuel ; Weiss, Shimon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
fDate :
3/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Recent developments, both theoretical and experimental, involving the nonlinear interactions of light in photorefractive crystals are reviewed. When pumped by light beams in various configurations, certain crystals, such as barium titanate (BaTiO/sub 3/), respond with the self-build up of gratings in the crystal and formation of new light beams. The emphasis here is on these devices, known as photorefractive oscillators, the mutual light-crystal interactions which govern their operation, and all-optical applications which are based on these oscillators.<>
Keywords :
barium compounds; diffraction gratings; optical phase conjugation; optical pumping; photorefractive effect; BaTiO/sub 3/; gratings; light beams; mutual light-crystal interactions; photorefractive crystals; photorefractive oscillators; Fiber nonlinear optics; Holographic optical components; Holography; Nonlinear optics; Optical computing; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Oscillators; Photorefractive effect;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
