Title :
Airy beam propagation through unbiased photorefractive media
Author :
Lee, Joyce ; Jia, Shu ; Fleischer, Jason W. ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We observe the propagation of 1D Airy beams through an unbiased photorefractive crystal. For ordinary polarization, the beam diffracts, while for extraordinary polarization it experiences nonlinearity through charge diffusion and has its diffraction suppressed.
Keywords :
light propagation; nonlinear optics; photorefractive materials; airy beam propagation; beam diffracts; charge diffusion; nonlinearity; ordinary polarization; photorefractive crystal; unbiased photorefractive media; Laser beams; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical diffraction; Optical imaging; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials; (190.5330) Photorefractive optics; (350.5500) Propagation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
