采用紫外光提高双掺杂铌酸锂晶体中全息记录的灵敏度和光栅强度

提出了一种在双掺杂铌酸锂晶体中用调制的双紫外光进行非挥发全息记录的方法。与通常的用紫外光敏化的非挥发全息记录相比,这种方法可以大幅度地提高光栅强度和记录灵敏度。联立双中心物质方程和双光束耦合波方程,数值分析了光栅强度和衍射效率随时间的变化并讨论了掺杂浓度和记录光强对紫外光非挥发全息记录机制下光折变效应的影响。研究发现,紫外光记录得到的深浅中心的光栅具有相同的相位,总的光栅（深浅中心光栅的叠加）强度为两光栅强度之和,固定过程中深中心的光栅得到增强;增大深浅中心掺杂的浓度可以提高光栅强度,增大记录紫外光的光强可以增加光栅的强度和记录灵敏度。理论模拟可以证实并预测实验结果。     

双掺杂LiNbO3:Fe:Mn全息存储动力学

建立了包括扩散、漂移和光伏打效应三种输运机制,小信号光强、小调制度近似下描述双掺杂LiNbO3:Fe:Mn晶体用双色光进行全息存储的动力学的耦合微分方程组,数值求解并解释了晶体光存储的时间动态发展过程.在此基础上,分析了晶体的氧化还原程度对全息存储过程的影响,只有在晶体总的受主数密度Na(即Fe3+和Mn3+的数密度之和)大于铁离子数密度N2的条件下,双掺杂LiNbO3:Fe:Mn晶体全息存储才能达到非破坏性存储的目的.经过光固定的光栅的衍射效率随氧化增大,光折变灵敏度随氧化而减小,要获得高衍射效率就必须以降低光折变灵敏度为代价.在掺铁浓度一定的情况下,掺锰浓度越高,能实现信息长期存储对应的氧化还原状态的有效动态范围越大.     

双掺杂LiNbO3:Fe:Mn体全息光栅的时空衍射特性

通过联立求解两中心带输运物质方程和双光束耦合波方程 ,建立了研究双掺杂LiNbO3:Fe :Mn晶体采用双色光记录光折变体全息的时空特性的动力学模型 .数值计算表明 ,该动态体全息光栅的时空衍射特性与晶体中的折射率光栅相对于干涉场的空间相移有关 ,该空间相移的取值范围为 (-π ,π) ,当空间相移的符号发生变化时 ,双光束之间的能量耦合方向也相应地发生反转 .给出了晶体内的等相位线和光强的重新分布 .     

LiNbO3:Ru晶体的光折变特性研究

采用丘克拉斯基法生长了单掺杂的LiNbO3∶Ru晶体,并对其作氧化处理。实验研究了LiNbO3∶Ru晶体二波混频条件下光栅记录特性和波长的依赖关系;并且研究了氧化处理对其透射谱和光栅记录特性的影响。研究结果表明,LiNbO3∶Ru晶体的最佳记录波长为458 nm;氧化处理会增加LiNbO3∶Ru晶体对光的吸收,同时提高光栅记录的灵敏度和饱和衍射效率,表现了不同于LiNbO3∶Fe晶体的氧化态依赖特性。分析认为,LiNbO3∶Ru晶体的反常氧化态依赖特性可能是由于出现了电子通道效应的暗衰减机制,以及Ru存在多个价态所造成的。     

双掺杂LiNbO3:Fe:Mn体全息光栅的时空衍射特性

通过联立求解两中心带输运物质方程和双光束耦合波方程，建立了研究双掺杂LiNbO_{3< /sub>:Fe:Mn晶体采用双色光记录光折变体全息的时空特性的动力学模型.数值计算表明，该动态体全息光栅的时空衍射特性与晶体中的折射率光栅相对于干涉场的空间相移有关，该空间相移的取值范围为(-π，π)，当空间相移的符号发生变化时，双光束之间的能量耦合方向也相应地发生反转.给出了晶体内的等相位线和光强的重新分布.}     

连续光条件下对LiNbO3:Fe:Mn晶体全息存储性能的理论研究

以双中心模型为基础,在低光强连续光条件下研究了LiNbO3:Fe:Mn晶体在稳态情况下的非挥发双光双步全息存储性能.采用数值方法.通过比较双中心模型中深(Mn2 /Mn3 )、浅(Fe2 /Fe2 )能级之间所有可能的电子交换过程,发现由隧穿效应引起的深浅能级之间直接电子交换过程对LiNbO3:Fe:Mn晶体总的空间电荷场大小起着决定性的作用.同时.这一电子交换过程对晶体非挥发全息存储性能也起着至关重要的作用.此外.通过相同实验条件下LiNbO3:Fe:Mn晶体与近化学比LiNbO3:Fe晶体总的空间电荷场的比较,显示LiNbO3:Fe:Mn晶体在低抽运光和高记录光光强条件下有着比近化学比LiNbO3:Fe晶体更佳的伞息存储性能.     

光折变晶体均匀多重全息图存储研究

本文推导了光折变晶体角度编码多重全息存储中写入均匀光栅时的曝光时间递推公式.分析了散射效应对光栅写入时间常数的影响和写入光耦合对光栅振幅的影响,给出了两种因素影响下曝光时间计算的修正递推公式.数值计算结果表明,按照这种修正公式计算所得多重存储中各幅全息光栅振幅不仅均匀性好,而且振幅相对较大,这种曝光方法有利于提高晶体的存储容量.实验中以递推公式所得时间进行曝光记录,在厚度为0.6mm的Fe:LiNbO₃晶体中采用角度编码很容易存储了30幅全息图.     

掺杂对铌酸锂晶体非挥发全息存储性能的影响

通过研究掺镁、掺锌和掺铟同成分铌酸锂晶体的紫外-红光双色全息存储性能,发现双色记录响应时间均比单色记录时明显缩短,最多的可减小3个数量级;双色记录灵敏度大幅度提高,在掺镁5 mol.%的晶体中可达到11 cm/J.在掺杂浓度超过抗光损伤阈值的铌酸锂晶体中,均可实现非挥发全息存储.但是,在掺镁、锌样品中,深、浅能级中心上的光栅反相,而在掺铟样品中则表现为同相.这是由于掺杂离子的种类不同,在铌酸锂晶体中形成的缺陷中心也不同所引起的. 关键词： 掺杂 铌酸锂晶体 非挥发 全息存储     

敏化光波长对(Fe,Ni):LiNbO3晶体全息记录性能的影响

分别采用514 nm绿光、488 nm蓝光和390 nm紫外光作为敏化光,633 nm红光作为记录光,详细研究了敏化光波长对氧化(Fe,Ni):LiNbO3晶体全息记录性能的影响.结果表明:随着敏化光波长的逐渐减小,氧化(Fe,Ni):LiNbO3晶体的非挥发全息记录性能逐渐优化,390 nm紫外光是这三种敏化光中最优的敏化光.考虑敏化光的吸收,为了在双中心全息记录中获得最优的性能,应当选择合适波长的敏化光:一方面短波长敏化光能有效地敏化深中心;另一方面短波长敏化光的吸收太强(如对光折变效应无用的基质吸收),不能沿厚度方向有效地敏化晶体,所以实际上需折衷考虑,并从理论上给予了解释.     

Zn:Fe:LiNbO3晶体全息存储性能研究

以提拉法生长Zn(1mol%):Fe:LiNbO3, Zn(4mol%):Fe:LiNbO3,Zn(7mol%):Fe:LiNbO3晶体.Zn:Fe:LiNbO3晶体随着Zn2+浓度的增加,抗光致散射能力增加,Zn(7mol%):Fe:LiNbO3晶体抗光致散射能力比Fe:LiNbO3晶体提高两个数量级以上.测试了Zn:Fe:LiNbO3晶体衍射效率、响应时间.以Zn(7mol%):Fe:LiNbO3晶体作为存储元件,Zn(4mol%):Fe:LiNbO3晶体作为位相共轭镜,进行全息关联存储试验.试验结果显示出成像质量好、图像清晰完整、噪音小等优点.研究了Zn:Fe:LiNbO3晶体全息存储性能增强的机理.Zn(4mol%):Fe:LiNbO3晶体具有全息存储性能最佳的综合指标.     

Defect structure and nonvolatile hologram storage properties in Hf:Fe:Mn:LiNbO3 crystals

A series of Hf:Fe:Mn:LiNbO₃ crystals with various levels of HfO₂ doping were grown by Czochralski technique. The infrared spectra and ultraviolet spectra were measured and discussed to investigate their structure and defects. The optical damage resistance was characterized by the transmitted beam pattern distortion method. The nonvolatile two-color holographic recording experimental results showed that the recording speed was faster with the increase of HfO₂ doping concentration and at the same time little loss of nonvolatile diffraction efficiencies could be achieved.     

Nonvolatile photorefractive holographic recording in Sc:Ce:Cu:LiNbO3

In this paper experimental studies of nonvolatile photorefractive holographic recording in Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystals doped with Sc(0,1,2,3 mol%) were carried out. The Sc:Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystals were grown by the Czochralski method and oxidized in Nb₂O₅ powders. The nonvolatile holographic recording in Sc:Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystals was realized by the two-photon fixed method. We found that the recording time of Sc:Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystal became shorter with the increase of Sc doping concentration, especially doping with Sc(3 mol%), which exceeds the so-called threshold, and there was little loss of nonvolatile diffraction efficiencies between Sc(3 mol%):Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ and Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystals.     

Information capacity and resolution in three-dimensional imaging

In this paper we report experimental studies of nonvolatilephotorefractive holographic recording in doping In(3mol%), which exceed the so-called threshold, in Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystals. The In:Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystal was grown by the Czochralski method and oxidized. The OH⁻ absorption band of In:Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystal is 3507cm⁻¹. The nonvolatile holographic recording in In:Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃crystal is realized by two-photon fixed method. From the experiment, we found that the recording time of In:Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystal is lower than that of Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystal and there are a little lose of nonvolatile diffraction efficiencies between In:Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ and Ce:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystals. In this paper, the mechanism of OH⁻ absorption band shifting and two-photon fixed was discussed, too.     

Study of near-infrared nonvolatile two-center holographic recording in LiNbO3:Fe:Rh crystal

The near-infrared nonvolatile holographic recording has been realized in a doubly doped LiNbO₃:Fe:Rh crystal by the traditional two-center holographic recording scheme, for the first time. The recording performance of this crystal has been investigated by recording with 633 nm red light, 752 nm red light and 799 nm near-infrared light and sensitizing with 405 nm purple light. The experimental results show that, co-doped with Fe and Rh, the near-infrared absorption and the photovoltaic coefficient of shallow trap Fe are enhanced in this LiNbO₃:Fe:Rh crystal, compared with other doubly doped LiNbO₃ crystals such as LiNbO₃:Fe:Mn. It is also found that the sensitizing light intensity affects the near-infrared recording sensitivity in a different way than two-center holographic recording with shorter wavelength, and the origin of experimental results is analyzed.     

Grating spacing dependence of nonvolatile holographic recording with arbitrary charge transport lengths

Grating spacing dependence of nonvolatile holographic recording in doubly doped lithium niobate crystals is theoretically investigated allowing arbitrary charge transport lengths. It is shown that the nonvolatile refractive index modulation initially increases with increasing grating spacing, then a saturation behavior arises because of the dominant bulk photovoltaic effect. Although different charge transport length results in different nonvolatile refractive index modulation, the grating spacing dependence of nonvolatile holographic recording obeys almost the same rules for arbitrary charge transport lengths. The experimental results obtained by recording nonvolatile holograms in LiNbO₃:Cu:Ce crystals with different grating spacing are consistent with the theoretical analyses.     

Investigation of nonvolatile holographic storage in LiNbO3:Mn:Ce:Fe crystal

We investigate the persistent holographic recording in triply doped LiNbO₃:Mn:Ce:Fe crystals at different oxidation/reduction states. The experimental results show that there is an optimum oxidation/reduction state, which results in the best dynamic range M/#. Compared with doubly doped LiNbO₃:Ce:Fe, we found that the nonvolatile diffraction efficiency and the best dynamic range M/# obtained in triply doped samples are larger than that obtained in doubly doped samples. The reason for the increase of the crystal about the nonvolatile diffraction efficiency and the dynamic range M/# was also explained.     

OH~- absorption and nonvolatile holographic storage properties in Mg:Ru:Fe:LiNbO_3 crystal as a function of Mg concentration

Mg:Ru:Fe:LiNbO3 crystals with various concentrations of MgO (in mole) and fixed content of RuO2 and Fe2O3 (in mass) are grown with the Czochralski method from the congruent melt. Their infrared transmission spectra are measured and discussed to investigate the defect structure. With the increase of Mg2+ concentration the blue nonvolatile holographic storage capability is enhanced. The nonvolatile holographic storage properties of dual-wavelength recording of Mg(7 mol%):Ru:Fe:LiNbO3 nonvolatile diffraction efficiency, response time, and nonvolatile sensitivity reach 59.8%, 70 s, and 1.04 cm/J, respectively. Comparing Mg(7 mol%):Ru:Fe:LiNbO3 with Ru:Fe:LiNbO3 crystal, the response time is shortened apparently. The nonvolatile diffraction efficiency and sensitivity are raised largely. The mechanism in blue photorefractive nonvolatile holographic storage is discussed.     

光色效应(Fe,Mn)\:LiNbO3晶体非挥发性全息存储中自衍射效应的实验研究

在双掺杂 (Fe ,Mn)…LiNbO3 晶体光色效应非挥发性全息存储实验中 ,观测到光束耦合作用导致的自增强和自衰减效应。根据这种自衍射效应 ,归纳了四种记录和光固定实验组合方案。实验结果表明 ,在记录和光固定过程中利用自增强效应得到的最高衍射效率为利用自衰减效应得到的衍射效率的两倍左右 ,说明在实际应用中必须考虑和利用自增强效应。     

LiNbO3∶Cr∶Cu晶体吸收特性及非挥发全息存储研究

研究了LiNbO3∶Cr∶Cu晶体的吸收特性,发现LiNbO3∶Cr∶Cu（含0.14 wt.% Cr2O3 和 0.011 wt.% CuO）晶体存在两个明显的吸收峰,中心波长分别位于480 nm和660 nm; 随着Cr的含量逐渐减小,Cu的含量逐渐增大,短波段不存在明显吸收峰,掺Cr的含量越大,中心波长在660 nm处的吸收越大；633 nm红光虽然位于中心波长为660 nm的吸收峰内,但它无助于光折变过程.分别采用390 nm紫外光和488 nm蓝光作为敏化光,514 nm绿光作为记录光的记录方案,实现了非挥发全息记录,掺入适量的Cr( 比如NCr=2.795×1025 m－3,NCr/ NCu=1)有助于全息记录性能的提高.     

Enhancement of nonvolatile blue photorefractive properties in LiNbO<Subscript>3</Subscript>:In:Fe:Cu crystals

The nonvolatile photorefractive characteristics of LiNbO₃:Fe:Cu and In-doped LiNbO₃:Fe:Cu crystals are investigated. The stronger nonvolatile blue photorefraction observed can be ascribed to its remarkable characteristic of being in phase between the two gratings recorded in shallow and deep trap centers, which is one or two orders of magnitude higher than those obtained in conventional two-color recordings under the same recording conditions. Furthermore, it is interesting that, compared with LiNbO₃:Fe:Cu, the recording properties, such as the saturation refractive index change, nonvolatile sensitivity and response time at 488 nm wavelength are enhanced in LiNbO₃:In:Fe:Cu crystals under the same recording conditions. The so-called damage-resistant dopants such as In³⁺ ions in red photorefraction are not damage resistant at 488 nm wavelength but they enhance the blue photorefraction. PACS  42.40.Ht; 42.40.Lx; 42.70.Ln