Improved UV photorefractive LiNbO3 crystals and their applications in Ca K-line narrow-bandwidth imaging filters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3137, Issue , 1997, Pages 246-253

  Zhao, Feng ^a   Sayano, Koichi ^a   Miller Jr , Harold E ^a   Corwin, Jason ^a   Werner, Nicolette ^a  

^a Accuwave Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Lithium niobate; Narrowband filters; Photorefractive materials; Solar astronomy; Ultra violet filters

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; BANDWIDTH; CALCIUM; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY; HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS; LITHIUM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS; REMOTE SENSING; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ABSORPTION LOSSES; DATA STORAGE; EARTH REMOTE SENSING; GRATING DEVICES; GRATING EFFICIENCY; GRATING IMAGING; LARGE APERTURES; LITHIUM NIOBATE; LYOT FILTERS; NARROW BANDWIDTH; NARROWBAND FILTERS; OXIDIZATION; SOLAR ASTRONOMY; ULTRA-VIOLET FILTERS; ULTRAVIOLET (UV) WAVELENGTH;

PHOTOREACTIVITY;

EID: 11744313715     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.287784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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