EFFECT OF APPLIED FIELDS ON THE BRAGG CONDITION AND THE DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY IN PHOTOREFRACTIVE CRYSTALS

被引:18
作者
DEVRE, R [1 ]
JEGANATHAN, M [1 ]
WILDE, JP [1 ]
HESSELINK, L [1 ]
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[1] STANFORD UNIV,DEPT ELECT ENGN,STANFORD,CA 94305
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10.1364/OL.19.000910
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We explore theoretically and experimentally how application of an electric field to a photorefractive crystal affects the recording and the readout of holograms. We consider, for the first time to our knowledge, the effects of fringe bending caused by nonlinear two-wave mixing on the change in Bragg condition and diffraction efficiency as a function of the applied electric field. Practical performance limitations for holographic data storage and image amplification are discussed.
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