Stevens DM, Banerjee PP. Gaussian-beam-induced photorefractive birefringence and its application to radio-frequency signal excision.
OPTICS LETTERS 2002;
27:1333-1335. [PMID:
18026441 DOI:
10.1364/ol.27.001333]
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Abstract
For Gaussian-beam-induced optical limiting based on photoconductive field shielding of electro-optic (EO) birefringence, power-limiting notch widths may be accurately determined by considering the power-limiting threshold for the photorefractive crystal where excess charge accumulates. With sufficient optical intensity the space-charge field completely screens the externally applied electric field, and only a small diffusion field remains. The upper limit of light intensity attenuation is the extinction ratio for the combination of polarizers and EO crystal.
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