Optimization of the diffraction efficiency in photorefractive crystals

The aim of this work is to study and to optimize the diffraction efficiency in sillenite BTO crystals. A theoretical analysis, where the effects of coupling beams are significant, is carried on. In addition, non-mobile transmission gratings are considered. The diffraction efficiency is obtained by u...

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Authors: Villamizar Amado, Astrid Lorena, Arias Hernández, Néstor Alonso, Molina Prado, Martha Lucía, Tebaldi, Myrian Cristina
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Argentina
Institution:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repository:SEDICI (UNLP)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/87624
Online Access:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/87624
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Física
Diffraction efficiency
Photorefractive crystals
Cristales fotorrefractivos
Eficiencia de difracción
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Summary:The aim of this work is to study and to optimize the diffraction efficiency in sillenite BTO crystals. A theoretical analysis, where the effects of coupling beams are significant, is carried on. In addition, non-mobile transmission gratings are considered. The diffraction efficiency is obtained by using the coupled wave equations in on-Bragg regime using Method Runge-Kutta of order 4 in Matlab. Also, the non-uniformity of the gratings inside the crystal sample, the optical activity of the material and the polarization of the recording beams are taken into account.