Fe:LiNbO3全息图热定影及H+浓度的影响

应用光折变效应动力学方程,导出了在Fe:LiN_bO₃中对光折变全息图热定影所需的最小H⁺浓度,以及H⁺浓度与光栅空间频率的关系.应用光谱比较法测量了不同样品的H⁺浓度值.得出了进行有效热定影的H⁺浓度范围.完成了Fe:LiN_bO₃全息存储和热定影实验.获得了100h连续无损读出的良好热定影实验结果.     

Determination of proton diffusion anisotropy by thermal decay of fixed holograms with K-vector perpendicular to the c-axis in LiNbO3:Fe

In this paper the thermal fixing of holographic gratings with K-vectors perpendicular to the crystallographic c-axis of LiNbO₃ is considered in order to obtain information about anisotropy of the proton thermal diffusion in this crystal. Specifically, thermal decays of fixed holograms in particular crystallographic directions are measured and related with proton diffusion. The values obtained are compared with previous data of decays of fixed holograms with K-vector parallel to the c-axis. The results show a high anisotropy of the thermal diffusion of protons in lithium niobate crystals.     

Properties of thermally fixed holograms in photorefractive LiNbO<Subscript>3</Subscript>:Zn:Fe crystals

We have investigated the properties of thermally fixed holograms in LiNbO₃ crystals doped with the optical damage inhibitor Zn as well as the photorefractive Fe dopants. Time decays of fixed holograms at different temperatures showed a single thermally activated process with an activation energy of ∼1.08 eV. We have also studied the effect of an external electric field on the diffraction efficiency of these holograms. Results analysis has provided a new method to determine the photovoltaic field of the samples as well as the effective concentration of photorefractive traps.     

Permanent narrow-band reflection holograms for infrared light recorded in LiNbO3:Ti:Cu channel waveguides

Permanent refractive-index gratings are generated by thermal fixing of holograms in photorefractive lithium niobate channel waveguides. The guides are fabricated by successive indiffusion of titanium stripes and thin layers of copper. After high-temperature recording with green light, refractive-index modulations exceeding Δn=8×10^-5 for light of the telecommunication wavelength 1550 nm appear without the need of any development process of the written holograms. The gratings are stable in the dark and no compensation mechanism via dark conductivity is observed. Thus this method may be well suited for long-time applications in holography and integrated optics. Received: 2 October 2000 / Revised version: 25 January 2001 / Published online: 22 March 2001     

Hydrogen as origin of thermal fixing in LiNbO3: Fe

Protons are identified as the mobile ions, which neutralize the electronic space charge fields during thermal fixing of holograms in LiNbO₃:Fe. The protons form OH^? centers and can be observed via vibrational absorption bands. In crystals with reduced OH^? content holograms cannot be fixed thermally. In crystals containing fixed patterns the OH^? concentration shows a spatial variation corresponding to the electric charge distribution.     

Holographic storage properties of BaTiO3

BaTiO₃ single crystals have been grown for the storage of volume phase holograms via photorefractive effects. The storage properties are derived from measurements with incoherent light and the results are examined with the help of holographic experiments.     

Holographic gratings in photorefractive materials: A review

In this paper, the fundamental characteristics of the photorefractive effect, both in bulk crystals and waveguides, as well as some of the most important photorefractive materials, their properties, and applications, are reviewed. In the last section, we report some experimental considerations on diffracted power from holograms written in pure LiNbO₃ and Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals and waveguides.     

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.     

Output characteristics of mixed holograms in the ($$\left( {\overline {11} 0} \right)$$)-Cut Bi12TiO20 crystal

An analytical solution to the system of linear differential equations that describe the reconstruction of object wave using a transmission holographic grating formed in a cubic photorefractive piezoelectric (\(\left( {\overline {11} 0} \right)\))- cut crystal with the 23 symmetry is derived. The solution is used to interpret the experimental results on the dependence of the diffraction efficiency of mixed holograms on the thickness of the Bi₁₂TiO₂₀ crystal at a fixed orientation angle and three azimuths of linear polarization of the readout reference beam. The best agreement of the theoretical and experimental results on mixed holograms is reached when the inverse piezoelectric effect and photoelasticity are taken into account in addition to the conventional electrooptic effect.     

Self-enhanced diffraction properties of a nominally undoped barium titanate crystal with a thermally fixed grating

We describe recent studies on diffraction properties of a photorefractive barium titanate crystal having a thermally fixed grating. Buildup dynamics of diffracted signals are measured to analyze the contributions of ionic and re-created photocarrier (hole) gratings to the temperature-dependent diffraction efficiency in self-enhanced readout. An activation energy of mobile ions as nonphotoactive secondary carriers for fixing volume holograms is determined holographically. This value is compared with that of hydrogen ions estimated from polarization-dependent infrared absorption spectra in order to indentify the fixing species.     

Fe：LiNbO3晶体光折变全息热固定动力学特性分析

以Fe:uNbO3晶体为例,考虑了电子载流子热激发(强烈地依靠于温度),通过对以扩散和光伏特效应为主导输运机制的带输运方程和耦合波方程进行数值求解,分析了热固定过程初始光强入射比和固定温度对光栅空间电荷场的影响,指出记录固定过程中内电场极值的出现来源于质子电场对施主光栅电场的部分补偿,质子光栅电荷场可以导致晶体中记录光束之间能量耦合方向的变化,得出了理论上的加热固定时间。     

Holography,coherent light amplification and optical phase conjugation with photorefractive materials

This paper presents a review of photorefractive effects in electro-optic materials and their applications. Materials properties giving rise to increased photo-sensitivities are discussed and compared with experimental data for a series of newer materials. The formation of volume holograms in these crystals, and accompanying optical effects such as beam coupling and phase conjugation, are discussed. Theoretical results derived from charge transport parameters are compared with our original data obtained in “dynamic holography” experiments with Bi₁₂GeO₂₀, Bi₁₂SiO ₂₀ and KNbO₃:Fe²⁺. The optimum parameters for applications such as volume hologram storage, coherent light amplification, optical phase conjugation etc. have been determined, and possible applications are discussed.     

Holographic performance of photorefractive Bi 2 TeO 5 crystals

Bismuth tellurite - Bi 2 TeO 5 is a new photorefractive material recently available for optical memory investigations. Analogue volume holograms of a two-dimensional test pattern were recorded in undoped Bi 2 TeO 5 crystals by using a cw Nd:YAG laser at 532 v nm. The quality, dark decay and durability during permanent reading of the image were studied and compared to those of the reference LiNbO 3 :Fe crystals. The holograms in the two crystals were of comparable quality, and they were less vulnerable for strong laser exposure in Bi 2 TeO 5 than in the LiNbO 3 :Fe crystals by a factor of 50.     

Holographic angle multiplexing combined with peristrophic multiplexing in a photorefractive LiNbO3 crystal

We have investigated angle multiplexing combined with peristrophic (rotational) multiplexing in a photorefractive LiNbO₃ crystal of cylindrical shape. The peristrophic multiplexing was achieved by rotating the recording medium while the angle multiplexing, by varying the incident angle of the reference beam. Angle multiplexing in synchronization with rotation of the sample made it possible to continuously record and retrieve holograms. In the combined multiplexing, holograms were stored at different peristrophic positions and thus their angular selectivity could be much improved in comparison to that of only angle-multiplexed holograms. The theoretical angular selectivity was derived, along with its dependence on the sample rotation. The experimentally measured selectivity was in agreement with the theoretical one. The angular selectivity of angle-multiplexed holograms was measured to be 0.03° in the absence of sample rotation and it became less than 0.0075° with a sample rotation by 5.4°.     

High-sensitivity read-write volume holographic storage in reduced KNbO3 crystals

Reduced KNbO₃ is a photoconductive ferroelectric in which holograms can be recorded by the photorefractive effect. Read-write volume hologram storage and erase sensitivities ofS ⁻¹=100 J/cm² andS ⁻¹=84 J/cm² (S=d(Δn)/d(I₀t)‖_t=0) have been measured at zero applied electric field, where the charge transport is shown to be due to diffusion of photoexcited electrons. By applying an electric field along thec-axis, the migration length of the photoexcited electrons becomes comparable to the holographic grating spacing. This leads to storage sensitivities comparable to high-resolution photographic plates. Experimental data on storage and erase sensitivity as a function of the grating spacing, applied electric field, writing light intensity and temperature are reported and interpreted on the basis of the theoretical results of Young et al. and Amodei. Changes of the intensity ratio of the writing beams by self diffraction (beam coupling), reflections from surfaces and the residual dark conductivity are assumed to cause experimental results which deviate from the theoretical models. It is shown, that in reduced KNbO₃ and other ferroelectric photoconductors having photocarrier transport lengths much larger than the unit cell dimension, photovoltaic currents do not contribute significantly to the build-up of space-charges leading to the photorefractive effect.     

Photorefractive multichannel correlator based on stoichiometric LiTaO3

We demonstrate a Vander Lugt type correlator based on photorefractive stoichiometric LiTaO₃ as the volume holographic material. Accurate correlator output was obtained for binary phase-modulated input images. The correlator is tested with binary amplitude- and phase-modulated input images. Phase-modulated images show a high-quality correlation, whereas amplitude-modulated images suffer in part from a photorefractive self-focusing effect. Using 100 previously stored holograms as filters, a rate of 10000 correlations/s are demonstrated. A paraxial theoretical analysis of the correlator, giving analytic expressions for the shift invariance, is also described in detail. Received: 22 November 2000 / Revised version: 9 February 2001 / Published online: 20 April 2001     

Self-deflection of laser beams during holographic recording in photorefractive crystals

We have observed dynamic deflection of laser beams reflected from a crystal surface during recording of dynamic holograms in a photorefractive crystal. A theory describing the principal experimental facts is presented. The model takes into account the nonlinear interaction of space-charge waves. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 70, No. 4, 253–256 (25 August 1999)     

Optimal switching from recording to fixing for high diffraction from a LiNbO3:Ce:Cu photorefractive nonvolatile hologram

An oscillatory characteristic of diffraction is observed as a result of strong beam coupling in a weakly oxidized LiNbO3:Ce:Cu crystal during the recording step in the production of nonvolatile photorefractive holograms. On this basis the optimal switching time from the recording step to the fixing step for high diffraction of a fixed hologram is studied. It is shown that switching after the first diffraction maximum leads theoretically to fixed diffraction of as much as 100% with a suitable switching time. Both an experimental demonstration and a theoretical simulation are presented.     

Two step excitation in LiTaO3:Fe for optical data storage

A stepwise two-photon excitation is used to record elementary volume phase holograms in LiTaO₃:Fe crystals. We demonstrate readout without erasure, however, desired optical erasure via two-photon processes is still possible. Time, intensity, and Fe-concentration dependence of refractive index change are investigated and can be explained by the known photorefractive process in this material.     

Photorefractive properties for holographic application of Ce:Fe:LiNbO3 crystals with various [Li]/[Nb] ratios

Ce:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals with various [Li]/[Nb] ratios were grown by the Czochralski method from melts having compositions varying between 48.6 and 58 mol% Li₂O. The Ce, Li and Nb concentrations in the grown Ce:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals were analyzed by the inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES). It was found that as the [Li]/[Nb] ratio increases in the melt, the [Li]/[Nb] ratio in the crystal and the distribution coefficients of Ce ions increase also. The photorefractive properties of the Ce:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals were experimentally studied by the two-wave coupling method. The results show that as the [Li]/[Nb] ratio increases, the dynamic range decreases, but the photorefractive sensitivity and the signal-to-noise ratio improve. In a coherent volume 0.192 cm³ of a Ce:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystal with [Li]/[Nb] ratio of 1.2, 3800 holograms with 800×600 pixels have been successfully multiplexed in a compact volume holographic data storage system.