The polarization properties of Bi/sub 12/SiO/sub 20/(BSO) crystals are investigated in detail
theoretically and experimentally, and the results are used to describe the operation of an …

Beam coupling effects in an optically active photorefractive crystal of Bi 12 SiO 20 are very
much influenced by the polarization direction of the interacting beams. Analytic expressions …

Phase-conjugate beam reflectivity in photorefractive Bi_12SiO_20 (BSO) crystals is
analyzed as a function of the following parameters involved in the four-wave mixing …

A rigorous method for analyzing the effect of optical activity on a phase conjugate wave
(PCW) generated in photorefractive Bi/sub 12/SiO/sub 20/(BSO) is described. Using the …

A simple model of the effect of optical activity on two-wave mixing coupling constants in Bi
12 SiO 20 (BSO) crystal is developed. The model is tested for two particular transverse …

Abstract Photorefractive gain in Bi 12 SiO 20 (BSO) crystal was studied using a two-wave
mixing configuration. It was clear that the gain was strongly dependent on the incident plane …

Large values of the exponential gain coefficient Γ are obtained (Γ≂ 8–12 cm− 1) when
recording with a moving grating in photorefractive BSO crystals (nearly degenerate two …

We study the polarization properties of volume phase gratings induced in photorefractive
materials that are both optically active and linearly birefringent, such as Bi_12SiO_20 …

The electrogyratory effect in the Bi,, SiO, O (BSO) single crystal has been investigated by
measuring the change of the polarization state of a light passing through a thick BSO …

The basic physical mechanisms of hologram formation, as well as the major specific features
of Bragg diffraction from anisotropic volume phase holograms recorded in cubic …