DocumentCode
499290
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
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
Filename
5224369
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