Title :
Spatial laser light modulation in Cr:KTP
Author :
Jurdik, E. ; Petukhov, A.V. ; Anema, A. ; Rasing, T.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. for Mater., Nijmegen Univ., Netherlands
Abstract :
Summary form only given.We have shown that incorporation of trivalent cations of Cr into the crystal matrix of KTiOPO/sub 4/ (KTP) induces a large cubic nonlinearity. Thus, Cr:KTP turns out to be a suitable candidate for exciting future applications such as spatial light modulation.
Keywords :
chromium; nonlinear optics; optical materials; potassium compounds; spatial light modulators; Cr:KTP; KTiOPO/sub 4/:Cr; crystal matrix; large cubic nonlinearity; spatial laser light modulation; spatial laser light modulator; trivalent cations; Atom optics; Chromium; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical losses; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Ring lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907053
