Theoretical investigation of photorefractive spatial soliton temporal behavior, the route to SHG enhancement, and switching applications

Nicolas Fressengeas; Delphine Wolfersberger; Jean Maufoy; Godefroy Kugel

doi:10.1117/12.326846

9 October 1998 Theoretical investigation of photorefractive spatial soliton temporal behavior, the route to SHG enhancement, and switching applications

Nicolas Fressengeas, Delphine Wolfersberger, Jean Maufoy, Godefroy Kugel

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Proceedings Volume 3470, Photorefractive Fiber and Crystal Devices: Materials, Optical Properties, and Applications IV; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.326846
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Photorefractive spatial solitons have recently been the object of intense fundamental research. This paper proposes two applications of this interesting low power phenomenon. Photorefractive self-focusing can indeed be used to enhance nonlinear processes such as wavelength conversion. Furthermore, its sensitivity to low power optical beams makes it a good candidate towards all optical switching and computing, provided the time response issues have been solved. This paper proposes a switching technology with optical powers on the scale of a few mW/cm² and provides strong hints towards solving the photorefractive time response issue.

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Nicolas Fressengeas, Delphine Wolfersberger, Jean Maufoy, and Godefroy Kugel "Theoretical investigation of photorefractive spatial soliton temporal behavior, the route to SHG enhancement, and switching applications", Proc. SPIE 3470, Photorefractive Fiber and Crystal Devices: Materials, Optical Properties, and Applications IV, (9 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.326846

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