Amplitude and phase reconstruction of photorefractive spatial bright-soliton in LiNbO3 during its dynamic formation by digital holography

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 8243-8251

  Paturzo, M ^a   Miccio, L ^a   De Nicola, S ^a   De Natale, P ^a   Ferraro, P ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; HOLOGRAPHY; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REAL TIME CONTROL; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLITONS; WAVEGUIDES;

DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY; DYNAMIC FORMATION; PHASE RECONSTRUCTION; REAL-TIME MONITORING;

PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS;

EID: 34250839914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.008243     Document Type: Article

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