Characterization of a new photorefractive material: K1−yLyT1−xNx

Aharon Agranat; Rudy Hofmeister; Amnon Yariv

doi:10.1364/OL.17.000713

Characterization of a new photorefractive material: K₁−yLyT₁−xNx

Aharon Agranat, Rudy Hofmeister, Amnon Yariv

Department of Applied Physics

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

121 Scopus citations

Abstract

We report the growth and characterization of a new photorefractive material, potassium lithium tantalate niobate (KLTN). A KLTN crystal doped with copper is demonstrated to yield high diffraction efficiency of photorefractive gratings in the paraelectric phase. Voltage-controllable index gratings with n₁, = 8.5 × 10⁻⁵ were achieved, which yielded diffraction efficiencies of 75% in a 2.9-mm-thick sample. In addition, diffraction was observed in the paraelectric phase without an applied field. This effect is attributed to a growth-induced strain field.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	713-715
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	17
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.17.000713
State	Published - 15 May 1992

Access to Document

10.1364/OL.17.000713

Cite this

@article{21d3a0a0d8634d6f9d4db87d6807ef48,

title = "Characterization of a new photorefractive material: K1−yLyT1−xNx",

abstract = "We report the growth and characterization of a new photorefractive material, potassium lithium tantalate niobate (KLTN). A KLTN crystal doped with copper is demonstrated to yield high diffraction efficiency of photorefractive gratings in the paraelectric phase. Voltage-controllable index gratings with n1, = 8.5 × 10−5 were achieved, which yielded diffraction efficiencies of 75% in a 2.9-mm-thick sample. In addition, diffraction was observed in the paraelectric phase without an applied field. This effect is attributed to a growth-induced strain field.",

author = "Aharon Agranat and Rudy Hofmeister and Amnon Yariv",

year = "1992",

month = may,

day = "15",

doi = "10.1364/OL.17.000713",

language = "אנגלית",

volume = "17",

pages = "713--715",

journal = "Optics Letters",

issn = "0146-9592",

publisher = "Optica Publishing Group",

number = "10",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Characterization of a new photorefractive material

T2 - K1−yLyT1−xNx

AU - Agranat, Aharon

AU - Hofmeister, Rudy

AU - Yariv, Amnon

PY - 1992/5/15

Y1 - 1992/5/15

N2 - We report the growth and characterization of a new photorefractive material, potassium lithium tantalate niobate (KLTN). A KLTN crystal doped with copper is demonstrated to yield high diffraction efficiency of photorefractive gratings in the paraelectric phase. Voltage-controllable index gratings with n1, = 8.5 × 10−5 were achieved, which yielded diffraction efficiencies of 75% in a 2.9-mm-thick sample. In addition, diffraction was observed in the paraelectric phase without an applied field. This effect is attributed to a growth-induced strain field.

AB - We report the growth and characterization of a new photorefractive material, potassium lithium tantalate niobate (KLTN). A KLTN crystal doped with copper is demonstrated to yield high diffraction efficiency of photorefractive gratings in the paraelectric phase. Voltage-controllable index gratings with n1, = 8.5 × 10−5 were achieved, which yielded diffraction efficiencies of 75% in a 2.9-mm-thick sample. In addition, diffraction was observed in the paraelectric phase without an applied field. This effect is attributed to a growth-induced strain field.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84975562128&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1364/OL.17.000713

DO - 10.1364/OL.17.000713

M3 - ???researchoutput.researchoutputtypes.contributiontojournal.article???

AN - SCOPUS:84975562128

SN - 0146-9592

VL - 17

SP - 713

EP - 715

JO - Optics Letters

JF - Optics Letters

IS - 10

ER -

Characterization of a new photorefractive material: K₁−yLyT₁−xNx

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this