Abstract

Taking the crystal surface to be traction free, we calculate the lattice distortions and associated elasto-optic refractive-index changes induced by a photorefractive grating. The surface effects are significant and result in refractive-index changes near the surface that differ considerably from bulk values. Such surface effects should be of importance in thin-film photorefractive devices, in thin samples, and in certain situations in bulk crystals.

© 1995 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
OSA Recommended Articles
Clamped–unclamped electro-optic coefficient dilemma in photorefractive phenomena

P. Günter and M. Zgonik
Opt. Lett. 16(23) 1826-1828 (1991)

Photorefractive surface waves

Mark Cronin-Golomb
Opt. Lett. 20(20) 2075-2077 (1995)

Dynamic grating features for the surface-induced photorefractive effect in undoped nematics

Pasquale Pagliusi and Gabriella Cipparrone
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 21(5) 996-1004 (2004)

More Recommended Articles

References

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Citation lists with outbound citation links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Figures (4)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Equations (20)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription

Metrics

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Article level metrics are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an OSA member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access OSA Member Subscription