Title :
High optical gain in iron doped lithium niobate by contradirectional two beam coupling
Author :
Finnan, Craig J. ; Cook, Gary ; Jones, David ; Han, T.P.J. ; Gallagher, H.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Two beam coupling is the process whereby two beams of light at similar frequencies are coupled together resulting in energy transfer from one beam to the other. The mechanism responsible for the coupling is a diffraction grating written within a photorefractive crystal
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; iron; lithium compounds; multiwave mixing; photorefractive materials; LiNbO:Fe; LiNbO3:Fe; contradirectional two beam coupling; diffraction grating; energy transfer; high optical gain; iron doped lithium niobate; photorefractive crystal; Diffraction gratings; Gain measurement; Iron; Laser excitation; Lithium niobate; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Photorefractive materials; Physics;
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.1998.710176
