Amplified scattering in a high-gain photorefractive polymer
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America B
- Vol. 15 (2) , 901-904
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josab.15.000901
Abstract
We report the first observation, to our knowledge, of amplified scattering (beam fanning) in a photorefractive polymer. The manifestations of beam fanning and the implications for two-beam coupling measurements are investigated experimentally, and optimal geometries for observing or avoiding fanning are presented.Keywords
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