Title :
Time delayed beam splitting in nonlinear polymeric waveguides induced by low power upconverted photobleaching
Author :
Wilkosz, Aaron ; Sarkisov, Sergey
Author_Institution :
Nichols Res. Corp., Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
We present theoretical and experimental data and discusses a theoretical model developed to study optical beam splitting induced by photobleaching a dye-doped polymeric waveguide, where instant refractive index reaction to light intensity redistribution is replaced by permanent index decrease associated with dye photobleaching
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical beam splitters; optical saturable absorption; optical waveguides; photorefractive materials; refractive index; dye photobleaching; dye-doped polymeric waveguide; instant refractive index reaction; light intensity redistribution; low power upconverted photobleaching; nonlinear polymeric waveguides; optical beam splitting; permanent index decrease; time delayed beam splitting; Delay effects; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Polymers; Propagation delay; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics '98: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications Topical Meeting
Conference_Location :
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4950-4
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1998.710169
