Self-trapping of two-dimensional optical beams and light-induced waveguiding in photorefractive InP at telecommunication wavelengths
- 12 May 1997
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 70 (19) , 2499-2501
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.118902
Abstract
We demonstrated an experimental observation of self-trapping and self-deflection of a two-dimensional optical beam by the photorefractive effect at telecommunication wavelengths under an applied dc field. Self-trapping is effective for an intensity range related to the intensity-temperature resonance known for two-wave mixing in InP:Fe. The photorefractive index change giving rise to the trapping is measured at 10−4, while the photorefractive space-charge field is measured at about 50 kV/cm, ten times higher than the applied field. We show experimentally that this index change creates a waveguide that can be used to guide a second beam at 1.55 μm.Keywords
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