Surface photorefractive wave on the boundary of a photorefractive metal-coated crystal

Journal Article · Thu Mar 31 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2011V041N03ABEH014458· OSTI ID:21544810

Usievich, B A; Nurligareev, D Kh; Sychugov, V A; Ivleva, Lyudmila I; Lykov, P A; Bogodaev, N V ^[1]

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1. A M Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)

Special features of light-induced scattering of radiation ({lambda} = 0.44 {mu}m) with extraordinary polarisation in the SBN-75 photorefractive crystal are studied in detail and an efficient technique is proposed for exciting surface waves in this crystal. In the experiment carried out the efficiency of the surface wave excitation was {approx}30%, which is 50 times greater than that achieved earlier in exciting nonlinear surface waves in the optical region. The patterns of the near and far fields of the surface wave are presented. It is found that at small excitation angles (0 - 1.5 deg.) the presence of a metal changes the character of arising surface waves. (nonlinear-optics phenomena)

• OSTI ID: 21544810
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 41; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
COATINGS
CRYSTALS
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
NONLINEAR OPTICS
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
OPTICS
SCATTERING
SURFACES
WAVE PROPAGATION