Holographic storage dynamics in lithium niobate: Theory and experiment

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2513-2523

  Yariv, Amnon ^a   Orlov, Sergei S ^a   Rakuljic, George A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Arroyo Optics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTRONS; HOLOGRAPHY; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL IMAGE STORAGE;

CHARGE REDISTRIBUTION; HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS; HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE DYNAMICS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; PHOTOREFRACTIVE CRYSTALS;

HOLOGRAMS;

EID: 0030290937     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.002513     Document Type: Article

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