Property of the photorefractive volume grating written by orthogonally polarized beams in Ce:KNSBN crystal

Guoguang Mu; Zhaoqi Wang; Baolai Liang

doi:10.1117/12.404770

19 October 2000 Property of the photorefractive volume grating written by orthogonally polarized beams in Ce:KNSBN crystal

Guoguang Mu, Zhaoqi Wang, Baolai Liang

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Proceedings Volume 4110, Photorefractive Fiber and Crystal Devices: Materials, Optical Properties, and Applications VI; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.404770
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Two-wave coupling between orthogonally polarized beams in a Cerium doped potassium sodium strontium barium niobate crystal is studied. The coupling gain coefficient, the response time and the saturation diffraction efficiency of the volume grating are measured with respect to the angle (phi) between the polarized direction of the pump beam and the c-axis of the crystal. It is found that they have the similar variation behavior. In our experimental condition, the maximum coupling gain coefficient is 3.2 cm^-1, the maximum response time is about 55 seconds and the maximum saturation diffraction efficiency is about 18.5%. The maximum values are obtained at (phi) =20 degree(s) and (phi) =160 degree(s). Numerical calculated results from the couple-wave equations are given, which are coincident with the experimental data.

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Guoguang Mu, Zhaoqi Wang, and Baolai Liang "Property of the photorefractive volume grating written by orthogonally polarized beams in Ce:KNSBN crystal", Proc. SPIE 4110, Photorefractive Fiber and Crystal Devices: Materials, Optical Properties, and Applications VI, (19 October 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.404770

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