0000000000146793
AUTHOR
Serguey Odoulov
Oscillation spectra of semilinear photorefractive coherent oscillator with two pump waves
The transition of the single-frequency oscillation of a semilinear photorefractive coherent oscillator for sufficiently large coupling strengths into two-frequency oscillation is predicted and is observed experimentally. The critical value of coupling strength at which the bifurcation occurs is a function of pump-intensity ratio and cavity losses. For certain combinations of these parameters, the critical coupling strength for spectrum bifurcation becomes smaller than the threshold coupling strength: in these cases double-frequency oscillation appears at the threshold. The supercritical bifurcation in the oscillation spectrum is analogous to the second-order phase transition.
Second-order optical phase transition in a semilinear photorefractive oscillator with two counterpropagating pump waves
Soft-mode onset of coherent oscillation is revealed in a semilinear cavity with two counterpropagating pump waves. From the dynamics of the oscillation intensity and the dynamics of the grating decay with the feedback applied, critical behavior is detected: Both the characteristic time of oscillation onset and grating decay time go to infinity exactly at the threshold coupling strength. A conclusion is made about the similarity of this type of oscillator to the second-order phase transition.
Dynamics of four-wave-mixing oscillators with quasi-phase-matching
The effect of pump-wave misalignment on the oscillation spectra of a semilinear photorefractive oscillator is studied numerically and compared with the results of experiments performed with ${\text{BaTiO}}_{3}:\text{Co}$ and ${\text{KNbO}}_{3}:\text{Ag},\text{Fe}$ crystals.
Semilinear photorefractive oscillator with reflection gratings
We present results of calculation of the steady-state output characteristics for a semilinear photorefractive oscillator pumped with two independent counterpropagating waves when the reflection grating is operative and compare them with measurements made with a BaTiO3:Co.
Absolute instability in backward wave four-wave mixing: spatial effects
The spatial distribution of new beams generated above the threshold of absolute instability of two counterpropagating incoherent light waves is studied and compared with the results of calculation.