Full characterization of the photorefractive bright soliton formation process using a digital holographic technique

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Merola, F ^a,b   Miccio, L ^a,c   Paturzo, M ^a   De Nicola, S ^d   Ferraro, P ^a,c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital holography; Lithium niobate; Photorefractive solitons

Indexed keywords

HOLOGRAPHY; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; LITHIUM NIOBATE CRYSTAL; PHOTOREFRACTIVE SOLITONS; SOLITON FORMATION; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

SOLITONS;

EID: 63749122480     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/4/045301     Document Type: Article

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