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Gratings in Laser Devices and Experiments

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Laser-Induced Dynamic Gratings

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In this chapter, some dynamic grating effects are discussed, which are relevant to lasers and other optical devices and experiments. In lasers, a standing light-wave builds up between the mirrors. The light energy density is spatially modulated and stimulated emission produces a grating-like modulation of the population of the upper laser level. These spatial holes affect laser action in various ways, as discussed in Sect. 7.1. A spatial modulation of the optical properties of lasers can be produced also by external means, e.g. optical pumping, and is used as distributed feedback instead of laser mirrors (Sect. 7.2). Dynamic gratings are also applied to deflect, modulate and filter optical beams (Sects. 7.3–5) and to investigate coherence properties (Sect. 7.6). The coherent coupling artifact or coherence peak in sampling experiments with ultrashort light pulses (Sect. 7.7) is another example for the occurence of dynamic gratings in laser technology. It is expected that dynamic gratings will be increasingly used in future photonic systems and quantum electronics extending the range of applications described in the following.

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  1. Optisches Institut, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, D-1000, Berlin 12, Germany

    Professor Dr. Hans Joachim Eichler

  2. Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, ETH-Hönggerberg, CH-8093, Zürich, Switzerland

    PD Dr. Peter Günter

  3. Research Laboratory, IBM Zürich, CH-8803, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

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Eichler, H.J., Günter, P., Pohl, D.W. (1986). Gratings in Laser Devices and Experiments. In: Laser-Induced Dynamic Gratings. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 50. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39662-8_7

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