Title :
Transient effects during dynamic hologram formation in BSO crystals: theory and experiment
Author :
Heaton, John M. ; Solymar, Lazlo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Sci., Oxford Univ., UK
fDate :
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A model is presented for the time dependence of energy transfer between two incident beams and the concomitant grating formation in photorefractive materials. The theory includes the effects of birefringence, optical activity, and absorption of light. The predictions of the model are compared in detail with sets of experimental measurements performed with bismuth silicon oxide (BSO) crystals. Good agreement of the measured values and theory was found.<>
Keywords :
birefringence; bismuth compounds; holography; light absorption; optical rotation; photorefractive effect; BSO crystals; Bi/sub 12/SiO/sub 20/; absorption of light; birefringence; concomitant grating formation; dynamic hologram formation; energy transfer; incident beams; optical activity; photorefractive materials; Absorption; Birefringence; Bismuth; Crystals; Energy exchange; Gratings; Performance evaluation; Photorefractive materials; Predictive models; Silicon;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
