Interactions between optical beams incident upon and higher‐order self‐diffracted beam
generated within an absorptive and optically active photorefractive crystal of 23 symmetry …

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 …

A rigorous three-dimensional theoretical description of the two-wave mixing processes in
cubic crystals is presented. The theory includes linear birefringence, self-diffraction, and …

Using the special structure of the electro-optic tensor of the crystals of the sillenite family,
Stepanov et al.[Opt. Acta31, 1335 (1984)] suggested a new degenerate four-wave mixing …

The maximum and minimum diffraction efficiencies and the effective amplification of a
hologram are studied experimentally in a 2.1 mm thick,(bar 1 bar 1 0) cut Bi 12 SiO 20 …

Possibilities of optimization of the characteristics of light diffraction on holographic gratings
and two-wave mixing in a cubic gyrotropic photorefractive piezocrystal with the help of …

We have observed a very strong nonlinear absorption in BSO and BGO crystals when they
are illuminated by picosecond laser pulses with optical intensity on the order of 10 8 W/cm 2 …

We recently have presented a real-time holographic interferometer using sillenite crystals
connected with phase-shifting for quantitative measurement of diffuse objects deformations …

Abstract Bismuth germanium Oxide BGO (Bi 12 GeO 20) single crystals are known to have
great potential for technological applications in solid-state devices. Our work involves crystal …

The evolution of the theoretical and experimental background for a photorefractive effect in
cubic gyrotropic piezocrystals is reviewed. It is shown that the impact of the inverse …