INTENSITY-DEPENDENT POLARIZATION ROTATION ASSOCIATED WITH TYPE-II PHASE-MATCHED 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION - APPLICATION TO SELF-INDUCED TRANSPARENCY

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作者
LEFORT, L
BARTHELEMY, A
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[1] Institut de Recherche en Communications Optiques et Microondes, Limoges Cedex, F-87060
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10.1364/OL.20.001749
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We show that a polarization rotation of the fundamental, associated with type II second-harmonic generation, occurs when the e-wave and o-wave inputs carry unbalanced intensities. This effect is applied to a device exhibiting a self-induced transparency. Experimental results are reported. The same effect maybe used to realize an optical limiter. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America
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页码:1749 / 1751
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