Holographic Recording with the Use of Bistable Centers in CdF_{2}

• Authors: B. Koziarska , J.M. Langer , A.I. Ryskin , A.S. Shcheulin , A. Suchocki
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We show that bistability and metastability of In and Ga impurities in CdF_{2} crystals can be efficiently used in writing volume holographic gratings. Phototransformation of these impurities from the localized to the hydrogenic state leads to a large change of the local polarizability of the host, and thus a significant change of the refractive index. While CdF2:In can be used only at low temperatures (below 150 K), CdF2:Ga crystals are suitable for room temperature recording.

Keywords

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42.40.Lx; 78.50.Ge; 78.20.Ci; 42.40.Ht

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 1995
• Volume: 88
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1010-1012

Dates

published

1995-11

Contributors

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B. Koziarska

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, Warszawa, Poland

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J.M. Langer

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, Warszawa, Poland

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A.I. Ryskin

• "S.I. Vavilov" State Optical Institute, 12 Birzhevaya Line, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia

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A.S. Shcheulin

• "S.I. Vavilov" State Optical Institute, 12 Birzhevaya Line, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia

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A. Suchocki

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, Warszawa, Poland