Title :
Observation of higher-order diffraction components in degenerate four-wave mixing experiments in Bi12GeO20 crystals
Author_Institution :
Telecom Australia Research Laboratories, Clayton North, Australia
Abstract :
Higher-order diffraction components have been observed from the phase volume grating formed in photorefractive crystals Bi12GeO20 via degenerate four-wave mixing. Brief explanations based on the conventional grating theory and the dynamic theory of volume holography are given.
Keywords :
optical phase conjugation; Bi12GeO20 crystals; degenerate four-wave mixing experiments; higher-order diffraction components; optical phase conjugation; phase conjugate wavefront generation; phase volume grating; photorefractive crystals; volume holography;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19810339
