Tuning of second-harmonic generation in waveguides induced by photorefractive spatial solitons

S Lan, C Anastassiou, M Segev, M Shih… - Applied Physics …, 2000 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate experimentally wavelength tuning of second-harmonic generation in
waveguides induced by photorefractive solitons in a KNbO3 crystal. By rotating the crystal …

Second-harmonic generation in waveguides induced by photorefractive spatial solitons

S Lan, M Shih, G Mizell, JA Giordmaine, Z Chen… - Optics letters, 1999 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate experimentally second-harmonic generation in waveguides induced by
photorefractive solitons and show that the conversion efficiency is improved considerably …

Self-trapping of one-dimensional and two-dimensional optical beams and induced waveguides in photorefractive KNbO3

S Lan, M Shih, M Segev - Optics letters, 1997 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate self-trapping of one-dimensional and two-dimensional optical beams in a
photorefractive KNbO_3 crystal. We study the waveguides induced by the self-trapped …

Spatial solitons in a photorefractive medium sustaining second-harmonic generation

AD Boardman, W Ilecki, Y Liu - JOSA B, 2002 - opg.optica.org
Second-harmonic generation in a photorefractive crystal is investigated. It is shown that a
fundamental wave that is not in the photorefractive regime can be locked onto a second …

Launching one-transverse-dimensional photorefractive solitons in KNbO3 crystals

R Ryf, M Wiki, G Montemezzani, P Günter… - Optics …, 1999 - Elsevier
Photorefractive one-transverse-dimensional bright solitons are studied in KNbO3 crystals. A
quantitative condition defining when an experimental beam can be considered as a soliton …

Fixing solitonic junctions in photorefractive strontium–barium–niobate

M Klotz, M Crosser, A Guo, M Henry, GJ Salamo… - Applied Physics …, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
Optical spatial solitons1 in photorefractive crystals2 have shown potential to form graded
index waveguides which can guide other beams. 3, 4 A soliton forms when a photoinduced …

Circular waveguides induced by two-dimensional bright steady-state photorefractive spatial screening solitons

M Shih, G Salamo, M Segev - Optics letters, 1996 - opg.optica.org
We report what we believe is the first experimental observation of bright-soliton-induced two-
dimensional waveguides. The waveguides are induced by two-dimensional photorefractive …

Photorefractive crystal waveguide with periodically reversed c axis for enhanced two‐wave mixing

F Ito, K Kitayama - Applied physics letters, 1991 - pubs.aip.org
A photorefractive crystal waveguide with periodically reversed c axis (PCW-PX) is proposed
for enhanced photorefractive two-wave mixing. In PCW-PXs, only the guided modes which …

Large self-deflection of soliton beams in LiNbO3

M Chauvet, V Coda, H Maillotte, E Fazio, G Salamo - Optics letters, 2005 - opg.optica.org
We report the observation of large self-deflection of 2-D bright photorefractive solitons in
LiNbO_3 crystal under a dc applied field. Beam deflection as large as 300?? m after a 7 mm …

High-intensity nanosecond photorefractive spatial solitons

K Kos, G Salamo, M Segev - Optics letters, 1998 - opg.optica.org
We report the observation of high-intensity solitons in a bulk strontium barium niobate
crystal. The solitons are observed by use of 8-ns optical pulses with optical intensities …