Study of the self-imaging and its properties in the crystal of Eu3+:Y2SiO5

Abstract We report that the electromagnetically induced self-imaging can be realized in an optically dense crystal of Eu 3+ doped Y 2 SiO 5 . In this paper, the solid medium is driven by the laser beam with transverse distribution, and induced to the inhomogeneous coherent medium, which permits the self-imaging. The properties of the self-imaging in the solid, and the influence of the dope-ion concentration on the imaging position are investigated in detail, which might provide a simple, reliable and convenient technique for imaging storage and processing.