Title :
Non linear wave-mixing in liquid crystal light valves
Author :
Residori, S. ; Bortolozzo, U. ; Huignard, J.P.
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Univ. de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Valbonne, France
Abstract :
The liquid crystal light-valve combines a liquid crystal layer with a thin monocrystalline Bi12SiO20 (BSO) photorefractive crystal. Since the BSO is transparent in the visible range, the light-valve works in transmission and, thus wave-mixing experiments can be performed, allowing optical amplification and slow-light.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; light valves; liquid crystal devices; multiwave mixing; photorefractive materials; slow light; BSO; liquid crystal light valves; nonlinear wave-mixing; optical amplification; slow light; thin monocrystalline photorefractive crystal; Delay; Liquid crystals; Optical beams; Optical collimators; Optical diffraction; Optical pulses; Photorefractive materials; Refractive index; Stimulated emission; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196296
