Self-written waveguides in photopolymerizable resins.
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چکیده
We study the optically induced growth and interaction of self-written waveguides in a photopolymerizable resin. We investigate experimentally how the interaction depends on the mutual coherence and the relative power of the input beams and suggest an improved analytical model that describes the growth of single waveguides and the main features of their interaction in photosensitive materials.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 27 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002