Leyva V, Engin D, Tong X, Tong M, Yariv A, Agranat A. Fixing of photorefractive volume holograms in K(1-y)Li(y)Ta(1-x)O(3).
OPTICS LETTERS 1995;
20:1319-1321. [PMID:
19859512 DOI:
10.1364/ol.20.001319]
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Abstract
We report the fixing of photorefractive holographic gratings with high efficiency in a sample of K(1-y)Li(y)Ta(1-x)Nb(x)O(3) doped with Cu, V, and Ti. Holograms are thermally fixed through the screening of a photorefractive space-charge f ield by a nonphotoactive species at elevated temperatures. Fixed holograms are revealed by illumination at lower temperatures. Diffraction efficiencies of 25% in a 0.54-cm-thick sample are measured. Holograms undergo thermal decay with a 0.67-eV activation energy.
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