Polarization control of open-circuit photovoltaic-photorefractive spatial solitons

An investigation is made of the influence of a general polarized background irradiance on the production of (1+1)D spatial solitons. In this context, general formulae are produced that permit the introduction of a linear polarization angle, or an elliptically polarized background intensity. The infl...

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Published inIEEE journal of selected topics in quantum electronics Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 479 - 487
Main Authors Boardman, A.D., Liu, Y., Ilecki, W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.05.2002
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Computer simulation
Crystals
Optical beams
Photorefractive effect
Photorefractive materials
Photovoltaic effects
Photovoltaic systems
Polarization
Solar power generation
Solitons
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Summary:An investigation is made of the influence of a general polarized background irradiance on the production of (1+1)D spatial solitons. In this context, general formulae are produced that permit the introduction of a linear polarization angle, or an elliptically polarized background intensity. The influence of the relative polarization between a focused beam and the background irradiance, on the transition from self-defocusing to self-focusing and the diffusion-induced self-bending angle is presented together with two types of polarization interface. The degree of control presented by the latter is shown in the form of computer simulations.
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ISSN:1077-260X
1558-4542
DOI:10.1109/JSTQE.2002.1016351