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Laser-Induced Dynamic Gratings

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  • © 1986

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Authors:
  1. Hans Joachim Eichler

    1. Optisches Institut, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin 12, Germany

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  2. Peter Günter

    1. Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, ETH-Hönggerberg, Zürich, Switzerland

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  3. Dieter W. Pohl

    1. Research Laboratory, IBM Zürich, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences (SSOS, volume 50)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Hans Joachim Eichler, Peter Günter, Dieter W. Pohl
    Pages 1-12

  3. Production and Detection of Dynamic Gratings

    • Hans Joachim Eichler, Peter Günter, Dieter W. Pohl
    Pages 13-37

  4. Mechanisms of Grating Formation and Grating Materials

    • Hans Joachim Eichler, Peter Günter, Dieter W. Pohl
    Pages 38-93

  5. Diffraction and Four-Wave Mixing Theory

    • Hans Joachim Eichler, Peter Günter, Dieter W. Pohl
    Pages 94-122

  6. Investigation of Physical Phenomena by Forced Light Scattering

    • Hans Joachim Eichler, Peter Günter, Dieter W. Pohl
    Pages 123-158

  7. Real-Time Holography and Phase Conjugation

    • Hans Joachim Eichler, Peter Günter, Dieter W. Pohl
    Pages 159-192

  8. Gratings in Laser Devices and Experiments

    • Hans Joachim Eichler, Peter Günter, Dieter W. Pohl
    Pages 193-222

  9. Conclusion and Outlook

    • Hans Joachim Eichler, Peter Günter, Dieter W. Pohl
    Pages 223-224

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 225-261
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The invention ofthe laser 25years ago resulted in powerfullight sources which led to the observation of unexpected and striking phenomena. New fields of science such as holography and nonlinear optics developed constituting the basis of this volume. The classical principle of linear superposition of light wavesdoes not hold anymore. Two laser beams crossing in a suitable material may produce a set of new beams with different directions and frequencies. The interaction of light waves can be understood by considering the optical grating structures which develop in the overlap region. The optical properties of matter become spatially modulated in the interference region of two light waves. Permanent holographic gratings have been produced in this way by photographic processes for many years. In contrast, dynamic or transient gratings disappear after the inducing light source, usually a laser, has been switched off. The grating amplitude is controlled by the light intensity. Dynamic gratings have been induced in a large number ofsolids, liquids, and gases, and are detected by diffraction, 'forced light scattering' of a third probing beam, or by self-diffraction of the light waves inducing the grating. The combined interference and diffraction effect corresponds to four-wave mixing (FWM) in the language of nonlinear optics. The process is called degenerate ifthe frequenciesofthe three incident wavesand the scattered wave are equal. Degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) is a simple method to achieve phase conjugation, i.e. to generate a wave which propagates time reversed with respect to an incident wave.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Optisches Institut, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin 12, Germany

    Hans Joachim Eichler

  • Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, ETH-Hönggerberg, Zürich, Switzerland

    Peter Günter

  • Research Laboratory, IBM Zürich, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

    Dieter W. Pohl

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Laser-Induced Dynamic Gratings

  • Authors: Hans Joachim Eichler, Peter Günter, Dieter W. Pohl

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Optical Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39662-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-15197-6Published: 09 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-39662-8Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0342-4111

  • Series E-ISSN: 1556-1534

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 261

  • Topics: Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Quantum Optics

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