Resonant two-photon photorefractive grating in praeseodymium-doped strontium barium niobate with cw lasers

被引:18
作者
Bai, YS [1 ]
Neurgaonkar, RR [1 ]
Kachru, R [1 ]
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[1] ROCKWELL INT SCI CTR,THOUSAND OAKS,CA 91360
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10.1364/OL.21.000567
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report experimental observation of resonant two-photon photorefractive gratings in Pr-doped SBN:60. Long-lived 4f intermediate states significantly reduced intensity threshold, thus permitting use of cw lasers for the two-photon transitions. Both two-beam one-color two-photon gratings and three-beam two-color gratings were observed. We expect these results to be extended to other rare-earth dopants. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America.
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