Digest on Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Phenomena and Devices

New phenomena on laser-induced photorefractive effect in LiNbO/sub 3/:Fe

Peng Wenji, Qingxing Li, Yu Zhenxin

Published Jan 1, 1990• 0 citations

Abstract

In this paper, a new and regular oscillation phenomenon appeared in the two-beam coherent coupling in the photorefractive material ion-doped lithium niobate crystal is described.

DOI: 10.1109/nlo.1990.695964

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