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Feedback induction — a possible explanation for self-organized growth of χ(2) grating in silica fibres

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It is shown that ifχ (2) in silica fibres is induced by high energy photons which are harmonically generated from theχ (2) then a feedback based on this mutual induction is capable of a self-organized growth.

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    X. H. Zheng & J. E. Carroll

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Zheng, X.H., Carroll, J.E. Feedback induction — a possible explanation for self-organized growth of χ(2) grating in silica fibres. Opt Quant Electron 23, 29–33 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00619517

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