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The process of refractive index grating formation in a photorefractive crystal, used as the self-adapting spectral filter in an external cavity of a semiconductor laser, is studied using a self-consistent model. The model is based on the Finite Difference solution of the Kukhtarev equations. The results obtained are compared with the ones provided by approximate analytical models.
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Zhang, Z., Lim, J.J., Dubreuil, N. et al. Numerical modeling of photorefractive crystals for self-adapting external cavity laser mirrors. Opt Quant Electron 41, 681–688 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-010-9376-0
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