The Photorefractive Response of Zn and Mo Codoped LiNbO<sub>3</sub> in the Visible Region

Liyun Xue; Hongde Liu; Dahuai Zheng; Shahzad Saeed; Xuying Wang; Tian Tian; Ling Zhu; Yongfa Kong; Shiguo Liu; Shaolin Chen; Ling Zhang; Jingjun Xu

doi:10.3390/cryst9050228

Crystals (Apr 2019)

The Photorefractive Response of Zn and Mo Codoped LiNbO<sub>3</sub> in the Visible Region

Liyun Xue,
Hongde Liu,
Dahuai Zheng,
Shahzad Saeed,
Xuying Wang,
Tian Tian,
Ling Zhu,
Yongfa Kong,
Shiguo Liu,
Shaolin Chen,
Ling Zhang,
Jingjun Xu

Affiliations

Liyun Xue: The MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Hongde Liu: The MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Dahuai Zheng: TEDA Institute of Applied Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300457, China
Shahzad Saeed: The MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Xuying Wang: The MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Tian Tian: Institute of Crystal Growth, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China
Ling Zhu: The MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Yongfa Kong: The MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Shiguo Liu: The MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
Shaolin Chen: TEDA Institute of Applied Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300457, China
Ling Zhang: TEDA Institute of Applied Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300457, China
Jingjun Xu: The MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics and School of Physics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9050228
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 5
p. 228

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We mainly investigated the effect of the valence state of photorefractive resistant elements on the photorefractive properties of codoped crystals, taking the Zn and Mo codoped LiNbO3 (LN:Mo,Zn) crystal as an example. Especially, the response time and photorefractive sensitivity of 7.2 mol% Zn and 0.5 mol% Mo codoped with LiNbO3 (LN:Mo,Zn7.2) crystal are 0.65 s and 4.35 cm/J at 442 nm, respectively. The photorefractive properties of the LN:Mo,Zn crystal are similar to the Mg and Mo codoped LiNbO3 crystal, which are better than the Zr and Mo codoped LiNbO3 crystal. The results show that the valence state of photorefractive resistant ions is an important factor for the photorefractive properties of codoped crystals and that the LN:Mo,Zn7.2 crystal is another potential material with fast response to holographic storage.

Published in Crystals

ISSN: 2073-4352 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Crystallography
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/crystals/

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