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Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics

Mechanisms of diffraction of light by optically induced gratings in absorbing media

Pavel A Apanasevich, Anatolii A Afanas'ev, А. И. Урбанович

Published Nov 30, 1975• 2 citations
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Abstract

A theoretical analysis is made of the transformation of light waves by optically induced amplitude-phase gratings of different order in a saturable absorbing medium. Allowance is made for gratings appearing; due to the absorption saturation and inhomogeneous heating of the medium. It is shown that, under certain conditions, the higher-order gratings may play a considerable role in the diffraction process. The contributions made by multistage and direct mechanisms to the n-th order diffraction are calculated. Estimates are obtained of the conditions which must be satisfied by the intensity and duration of radiation pulses, as well as by the optical properties and thickness of the absorbing medium, for these contributions to be comparable.

DOI
10.1070/qe1975v005n11abeh012120

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