Reduction of light-induced refractive-index changes by decreased modulation of light patterns in photorefractive crystals

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2868-2876

  Van Stevendaal, U ^a   Buse, K ^a   Malz, H ^a   Veenhuis, H ^a   Kratzig E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; HOLOGRAMS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHTING; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS;

BOLTZMANN CONSTANT; LIGHT PATTERNS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE CRYSTALS; POTASSIUM TANTALATE NIOBATE;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 0032217820     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.002868     Document Type: Article

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