We present an analysis of photorefractive properties of bulk periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) with dominating photovoltaic charge transport. The results obtained are applied to description and interpretation of phase-matched four-wave processes found recently in this novel nonlinear material. These processes manifest themselves in rings, lines and dots of light-induced scattering that are essentially different from those known for single-domain crystals.
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