• DocumentCode
    444297
  • Title

    Continuous wave generated nanosecond electrical and optical pulses from photorefractive lithium niobate fibers

  • Author

    Kukhtarev, N. ; Kukhtareva, T. ; Evans, D.R. ; Saleh, M.A. ; Gibson, J.L. ; Cook, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Alabama A&M Univ., Normal, AL, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    836
  • Abstract
    We have observed nanosecond electrical and optical pulsations from photorefractive lithium-niobate optical fibers using low-power lasers (∼=532 nm). Fourier spectra of the pulsations have a maximum at ∼900 MHz with peaks separated by ∼30 MHz.
  • Keywords
    laser beams; lithium compounds; optical fibres; optical pulse generation; photorefractive materials; Fourier spectra; LiNbO3; continuous wave generation; low-power lasers; nanosecond electrical pulse; optical pulses; photorefractive lithium niobate fibers; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Lithium niobate; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1548954
  • Filename
    1548954