Photovoltaic Induced Grating Instabilities (Preprint)

Abstract

The PV field is responsible for undesirable grating recording noise, or spikes in transmitted power. Corresponding spikes in the transmission of light incident at the Bragg angle indicate the grating is partially destroyed rather than momentarily dephased. The noise is most likely due to a sudden strong current and/or avalanche current flow through the bulk crystal, such that the E(sub sc) is randomized and the grating is partially destroyed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA474956

Entities

People

  • David Evans
  • G. Cook
  • J. L. Carns
  • M. A. Saleh

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Bragg Angle
  • Couplings
  • Detectors
  • Directional
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Instability
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Optical Materials
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics