Self-trapping of one-dimensional and two-dimensional optical beams and induced waveguides in photorefractive KNbO3

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作者
Lan, S [1 ]
Shih, MF [1 ]
Segev, M [1 ]
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[1] PRINCETON UNIV, CTR PHOTON & OPTOELECT MAT POEM, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
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10.1364/OL.22.001467
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We demonstrate self-trapping of one-dimensional and two-dimensional optical beams in a photorefractive KNbO3 crystal. We study the waveguides induced by the self-trapped beams for prospective applications of tunable nonlinear frequency conversion in soliton-induced waveguides. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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页码:1467 / 1469
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