Lithium Niobate: Defects, Photorefraction and Ferroelectric Switching

by Tatyana Volk, Manfred Wöhlecke

Overview

The book presents the current state of studies of point defects, both intrinsic and extrinsic (impurities, radiation centers, etc.), in LiNbO₃. The contribution of intrinsic defects to photoinduced charge transport, i.e. to the photorefraction, is explained. The photorefractive and optical properties of LiNbO₃ crystals with different stoichiometry and of those doped with so-called "optical-damage resistant" impurities controlling the intrinsic defect structure are described in detail. Applications included are to the problem of non-erasable recording of photorefractive holograms in LiNbO₃ and the current situation of studies in the ferroelectric switching and domain structure of LiNbO_3, as well as the creation of periodically-poled structures for the optical frequency conversion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540707653
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	11/17/2008
Series:	Springer Series in Materials Science , #115
Edition description:	2009
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Point Defects in LiNbO3.- General Introduction to Photorefraction in LiNbO3.- Photorefraction in LiNbO3 Crystals with Different Stoichiometry and/or Doped with Optical-Damage-Resistant Impurities.- Problem of a Non-Erasable Photorefractive Hologram.- Properties to Characterize Undoped and Optical-Damage-Resistant LiNbO3 Crystals.- Polarization Reversal and Ferroelectric Domains in LiNbO3 Crystals.