Open AccessImpact of tensorial nature of the electro-optic effect on vortex beam propagation in photorefractive media
Author(s) -
R. Passier,
F. Devaux,
Mathieu Chauvet
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.007134
Subject(s) - optics , photorefractive effect , optical vortex , vortex , polarization (electrochemistry) , light beam , anisotropy , angular momentum , physics , beam (structure) , materials science , classical mechanics , mechanics , chemistry
Influence of the anisotropic tensorial electro-optic effect of LiNbO(3):Fe photorefractive defocusing medium on propagation of a vortex beam is numerically and experimentally investigated. Characteristic behaviors are depicted by varying light polarization, sign of vortex angular momentum and propagation directions.