Selective Photorefractive Light Scattering in Rh-Doped LiNbO₃ Crystals

Vitaliy Maximenko, Victor Krishtop

Optic Communications Department, Far Eastern State Transport University, Khabarovsk, Russia.

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31002                

Abstract

The photorefractive properties of lithium niobate crystals depend strongly on the kind of doping admixture. Study of LiNbO₃ crystals with various doping admixtures using photorefractive light scattering allows insight into the processes taking place in the crystals. This paper presents new experimental results of non-selective and selective photorefractive light scattering investigations into rhodium-doped lithium niobate crystals and proposes a model to explain the experimental data.

Keywords

Photorefraction Light Scattering; Lithium Niobate; Four-Wave Interaction

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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