The space charge field during laser-induced domain nucleation in hafnium-doped congruent LiNbO3 crystal

Peipei Hou; Ya'nan Zhi; Jianfeng Sun; Liren Liu

doi:10.1117/12.859980

26 August 2010 The space charge field during laser-induced domain nucleation in hafnium-doped congruent LiNbO₃ crystal

Peipei Hou, Ya'nan Zhi, Jianfeng Sun, Liren Liu

Proceedings Volume 7781, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications IV; 77810W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859980
Event: SPIE Photonic Devices + Applications, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The laser-induced domain nucleation effect is investigated in the 3mol% hafnium-doped congruent lithium niobate crystal. The beam from an Ar-ion laser with 514 nm wavelength is focused on z surface. Two incidence schemes are performed: (1) irradiating near and focusing on the +z surface; (2) irradiating near and focusing on the -z surface. The formed space charge field is observed by the in-situ phase mapping during the laser-induced domain nucleation. The variations of phase distributions are reconstructed by the digital holographic interferometry. The light intensity dependence of the measured photovoltaic current density j^phv is described. The space charge field along -z direction is thought to be an important mechanism for the laser-induced domain nucleation. According to these experimental results, we present a qualitative model on the laser-induced domain nucleation process in lithium niobate crystal.

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Peipei Hou, Ya'nan Zhi, Jianfeng Sun, and Liren Liu "The space charge field during laser-induced domain nucleation in hafnium-doped congruent LiNbO₃ crystal", Proc. SPIE 7781, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications IV, 77810W (26 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859980

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