Photorefractive beam-fanning effect and self-pulsations in coated LiNbO3 slabs

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1741-1747

  Zartov, Georgy ^a   Tenev, Tihomir ^a   Panajotov, Krassimir ^a   Popov, Evgeny ^a   Peyeva, Rumiana ^a   Thienpont, Hugo ^b   Veretennicoff, Irina ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC LOSSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT REFRACTION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL COATINGS; SWITCHING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BEAM FANNING EFFECTS;

LASER RESONATORS;

EID: 0038117832     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.18.001741     Document Type: Article

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