Correction of Methodological Inaccuracy in a Two-Beam Coupling Experiment

   An analysis of experimental studies on two-beam coupling (2BC) revealed that the conclusions about establishing the photorefractive properties of the studied gratings based on the asymmetric temporal fluctuations of the output beams are methodologically inaccurate. In fact, the studies compared the output beams of a Mach–Zehnder interferometer, in which the grating itself serves as the output beam splitter. Comparative experimental studies using a conventional phase surface holographic grating and a photorefractive grating formed in a liquid crystal cell fully confirmed the results of the analysis. It is shown that the inclusion of a chopper, periodically switching on and off one of the incident beams, and a phase modulator for alternating harmonic change of the phase shift between the beams in the standard 2BC set-up ensures the correct establishment of the photorefractive properties of the grating under study.

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