Refractive index changes in lithium niobate crystals by high-energy particle radiation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2107-2112

  Peithmann, Konrad ^a   Zamani Meymian, Mohammad Reza ^a   Haaks, Matz ^a   Maier, Karl ^a   Andreas, Birk ^a   Breunig, Ingo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; LIGHT MODULATION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

HIGH-ENERGY PARTICLE RADIATION; LATTICE VACANCIES; LITHIUM NIOBATE CRYSTALS;

PARTICLE OPTICS;

EID: 33751209453     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.002107     Document Type: Article

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