Observation of strong stimulated photorefractive scattering and self-pumped phase conjugation in LiNbO3:Mg in the ultraviolet

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 7666-7671

  Qiao, Haijun ^a   Tomita, Yasuo ^a   Xu, Jingjun ^b   Wu, Qiang ^b   Zhang, Guoquan ^b   Zhang, Guangyin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS; REFRACTION; SCATTERING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACKWARD SCATTERING; PHASE CONJUGATION; PHOTOREFRACTION;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 25144489240     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.007666     Document Type: Article

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