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Coupling of counterpropagating light waves in low-symmetry photorefractive crystals

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Coupling of two counterpropagating coherent light waves in tin hypothiodiphosphate (Sn2P2S6, SPS) is usually strongly inhibited because of severe space charge limitations. Analysis of two-beam coupling gain is performed for different orientations of the grating vector in this monoclinic crystal that takes into account the anisotropy of dielectric permittivity. Gain enhancements are predicted and demonstrated experimentally for several nontraditional orientations of counterpropagating waves.

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  1. Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences, 46, Science Ave, 03 650, Kyiv, Ukraine

    A. Shumelyuk, A. Volkov & S. Odoulov

  2. Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, 45433, USA

    G. Cook & D. R. Evans

  3. Azimuth Corporation, 4134 Linden Avenue, Suite, 300, Dayton, OH, USA

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Shumelyuk, A., Volkov, A., Odoulov, S. et al. Coupling of counterpropagating light waves in low-symmetry photorefractive crystals. Appl. Phys. B 100, 101–108 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-3998-6

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