Part I. Optically induced, ferroelectric domain gratings in photorefractive crystals and applications to nonlinear optics. Part II. Self-focusing and self-trapping of optical beams upon photopolymerization and applications to microfabrication

This thesis explores the application of two distinct nonlinear optical phenomena, the photorefractive effect and photopolymerization, to optically generate microstructures with feature sizes on the order of optical wavelengths. First, we have found that in certain photorefractive crystals, the ph...

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Main Author: Kewitsch, Anthony S.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 1995
Online Access:https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/4099/1/Kewitsch_as_1995.pdf
Kewitsch, Anthony S. (1995) Part I. Optically induced, ferroelectric domain gratings in photorefractive crystals and applications to nonlinear optics. Part II. Self-focusing and self-trapping of optical beams upon photopolymerization and applications to microfabrication. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/ngzk-1s10. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10152007-130350 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-10152007-130350>