Developing photorefractive fibers for optical limiting

Gary Cook; Jason P. Duignan; Lesley L. Taylor; David C. Jones

doi:10.1117/12.408509

29 November 2000 Developing photorefractive fibers for optical limiting

Gary Cook, Jason P. Duignan, Lesley L. Taylor, David C. Jones

Proceedings Volume 4106, Linear, Nonlinear, and Power-Limiting Organics; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.408509
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Fe:LiNbO₃ in a simple focal plane geometry has already demonstrated its potential as an efficient optical limiter of low power continuous wave visible lasers. However, widespread use of this material is hampered by a severe reduction in performance in fast optical systems. Coherent bundles of photorefractive optical fibers, used in place of bulk crystalline material, will allow efficient optical limiting in fast optical systems. Owing to the crystalline nature of the photorefractive media, the fabrication of large numbers of high quality photorefractive fibers is extremely challenging. This paper describes some of the options available, including novel composite photorefractive materials.

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Gary Cook, Jason P. Duignan, Lesley L. Taylor, and David C. Jones "Developing photorefractive fibers for optical limiting", Proc. SPIE 4106, Linear, Nonlinear, and Power-Limiting Organics, (29 November 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.408509

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