Abstract

A laser beam propagating in a photorefractive crystal generates a refractive-index profile that deflects the beam to one side. This nonlinear deflection can be balanced by total internal reflection at the crystal surface to produce self-induced photorefractive surface waves. Theoretical and experimental evidence for this effect is given.

© 1995 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
OSA Recommended Articles
Propagation of spatial surface waves along the interface of photorefractive crystals

Rafael Torres-Cordoba, J. J. Sánchez Mondragón, and V. A. Vysloukh
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 18(4) 540-546 (2001)

Surface-wave pyroelectric photorefractive solitons

Jassem Safioui, Eugenio Fazio, Fabrice Devaux, and Mathieu Chauvet
Opt. Lett. 35(8) 1254-1256 (2010)

Surface waves in photorefractive polymer films

Takashi Fujihara, Takafumi Sassa, Tsuyoshi Muto, Shinsuke Umegaki, and Tatsuo Wada
Opt. Express 17(16) 14150-14155 (2009)

More Recommended Articles

References

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Figures (4)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Equations (5)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Metrics

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article level metrics are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription