Photorefractive Properties of Molybdenum and Hafnium Co-Doped LiNbO3 Crystals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Two-Wave Coupling Measurements
3.2. Optical Damage Resistance
3.3. UV-Visible Absorption Spectra
3.4. OH− Absorption Spectra
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhu, L.; Zheng, D.; Saeed, S.; Wang, S.; Liu, H.; Kong, Y.; Liu, S.; Chen, S.; Zhang, L.; Xu, J. Photorefractive Properties of Molybdenum and Hafnium Co-Doped LiNbO3 Crystals. Crystals 2018, 8, 322. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst8080322
Zhu L, Zheng D, Saeed S, Wang S, Liu H, Kong Y, Liu S, Chen S, Zhang L, Xu J. Photorefractive Properties of Molybdenum and Hafnium Co-Doped LiNbO3 Crystals. Crystals. 2018; 8(8):322. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst8080322
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Ling, Dahuai Zheng, Shahzad Saeed, Shuolin Wang, Hongde Liu, Yongfa Kong, Shiguo Liu, Shaolin Chen, Ling Zhang, and Jingjun Xu. 2018. "Photorefractive Properties of Molybdenum and Hafnium Co-Doped LiNbO3 Crystals" Crystals 8, no. 8: 322. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst8080322