Abstract
A simple systems-oriented model of image correlation by nondegenerate four-wave mixing in photorefractive media is discussed, and its computational implementation is described. The model is based on a linear-in-complex modulation index formulation and is capable of describing the correlation product in a wide range of experimental conditions. Bragg matching effects on the test and reference images are explicitly included. The comparison of calculated results with experimental results is excellent, and a discussion of higher-order theories of the photorefractive effect is given. The model is currently being used to optimize the performance of experimental correlators.
© 1987 Optical Society of America
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