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Transverse instabilities in photorefractive counterpropagating two-wave mixing

  • O. Sandfuchs*
  • , J. Leonardy
  • , F. Kaiser
  • , M. R. Belić
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Threshold analysis for transverse instabilities in photorefractive counterpropagating two-wave mixing through reflection gratings is performed. A numerical algorithm for the treatment of wave equations in this geometry is developed, displaying the emergence of running transverse waves. They appear above a threshold in the applied electric field, and their transverse wave number and oscillation frequency agree well with the values predicted by stability analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)498-500
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume22
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 1997
Externally publishedYes

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