Abstract
A fixing process of photorefractive holograms is reported. The process is based on the formation of an ionic space charge which becomes mobile at the phase transition temperature. A fixed grating was formed in paraelectric potassium lithium niobate tantalate by a 4 K cooldown to Tc, and a warmup back to the paraelectric phase. The diffraction efficiency of the fixed grating was 66% of the original photorefractive space charge grating.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2469-2471 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1996 |