Title :
Fast photorefractive self-focusing in InP:Fe semi-conductor at infrared wavelengths
Author :
Khelfaoui, N. ; Wolfersberger, D. ; Dan, C. ; Leblond, H. ; Fressengeas, N.
Author_Institution :
LMOPS CNRS UMR-7132, Unité de recherche commune Ã\xa0 Supélec et Ã\xa0 l¿Université Paul Verlaine, 2 Rue Edouard Belin, 57070 Metz, France
Abstract :
The fast self-trapping behaviour of an infrared beam in photorefractive InP:Fe is studied experimentally and theoretically versus the intensity. The laser is shown to be self-focused in less than a millisecond at telecommunications intensities.
Keywords :
High speed optical techniques; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical beams; Optical interconnections; Optical sensors; Optical solitons; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431455
