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Wave mixing in nominally undoped Sn2P2S6 at high light intensities

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The intensity dependence of the photorefractive response of Sn2P2S6 is studied for the Kr+-laser wavelength of 647 nm and pump-beam intensities of up to 10 W/cm2. A considerable enhancement of the two-beam coupling gain factor with increasing intensity at a grating spacing of ≃1 μm is attributed to a light-induced increase of the effective trap density. The large gain reached at high intensities is applied for the build up of a double phase conjugate mirror with a sub-millisecond switch-on time.

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  1. Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences, 46, Science Avenue, 03 650, Kiev, Ukraine

    A. Shumelyuk & S. Odoulov

  2. Fachbereich Physik, Universität Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, 49076, Osnabrück, Germany

    M. Wesner & M. Imlau

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Shumelyuk, A., Wesner, M., Imlau, M. et al. Wave mixing in nominally undoped Sn2P2S6 at high light intensities. Appl. Phys. B 95, 497–503 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3405-3

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