2.5 Conclusions
Dynamic gratings can be induced by interfering laser beams in almost any optical material. Some selected works related to laser-induced gratings have been used as references of this chapter, but inevitable these publications cover only a small fraction of the research activities in this widespread field. There are certainly many other important contributions that we could not include here. The following chapters of this volume are devoted to the photorefractive materials and will provide a detailed review of the effects related to this important class of materials, in particular, of the effects related to laser-induced gratings in photorefractive materials.
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Eichler, H.J., Hermerschmidt, A. (2006). Light-Induced Dynamic Gratings and Photorefraction. In: Günter, P., Huignard, JP. (eds) Photorefractive Materials and Their Applications 1. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 113. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25192-8_2
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