Title :
Observation of two-dimensional steady-state photorefractive screening solitons
Author :
Shih, M.-F. ; Segev, M. ; Valley, G.C. ; Salamo, G. ; Crosignani, B. ; Di Porto, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
fDate :
5/11/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The first observation of two-dimensional steady-state photorefractive solitons is reported. Application of an electric field of 5.8 kV/cm to strontium barium niobate yields solitons with diameters as small as 9.6 μm at microwatt power levels
Keywords :
optical solitons; photorefractive materials; strontium compounds; 2D steady-state solitons; SrBaNbO3; electric field application; microwatt power levels; photorefractive screening solitons;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950570