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Photorefractive Optical Limiters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Gregory J. Salamo
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas, Physics Department, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Galen C. Duree Jr
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas, Physics Department, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Matthew Morin
Affiliation:
University of Arkansas, Physics Department, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Edward J. Sharp
Affiliation:
Army Research Laboratory, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5838
Gary L. Wood
Affiliation:
Army Research Laboratory, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5838
Ratnakar R. Neurgaonkar
Affiliation:
Rockwell International Science Center, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
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Abstract

We consider the application of photorefractive beam fanning as an optical limiter. Results indicate that by focusing the incident laser light into the photorefractive crystal and by applying electric fields that limiting is possible at the 10μJ range with an optical density or O. D. of 3. These results are independent of the incident optical pulse width.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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