Switching and Self-Pulsing with Dynamic Holographic Gratings in Photorefractive Waveguides

L. Wan, Y. Yuan, and G. Assanto

Opt. Commun. 74, 361-364 (1990)

Abstract:

We report on the observation of switching and self-pulsing of guided modes in a planar lithium niobate waveguide due to the photorefractive formation of holographic gratings. The technique is a powerful tool for directly measuring the erasure time of the gratings and provides insight into the dynamic-state photorefractive effect.