Photorefractive recording by a special mechanism in planar LiNbO(3) waveguides.
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چکیده
Recording of holographic gratings in z-cut LiNbO(3) waveguides with extraordinarily (TM) polarized light is demonstrated. In this geometry, photovoltaic currents perpendicular to the guiding layer and the grating vector set up space-charge fields. The mechanism has no equivalent in bulk material.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 20 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995