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Experimental characterization of domain walls dynamics in a photorefractive oscillator

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We report on the experimental characterization of domain wall dynamics in a photorefractive resonator in a degenerate four-wave mixing configuration. We show how the non-flat profile of the emitted field affects the velocity of domain walls as well as the variations of intensity and phase gradient during their motion. We find a clear correlation between these two last quantities that allows the experimental determination of the chirality that governs the domain walls’ dynamics.

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  1. Departament d’Òptica, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50, 46100, Burjassot, Spain

    A. Esteban-Martín, V.B. Taranenko, J. García, E. Roldán & G.J. de Valcárcel

  2. Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

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Esteban-Martín, A., Taranenko, V., García, J. et al. Experimental characterization of domain walls dynamics in a photorefractive oscillator. Appl. Phys. B 85, 117–123 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2391-y

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