Self-stabilized recording of fixed gratings at high temperature in $\mathsf{Li}\mathsf{Nb}{\mathsf{O}}_{\mathsf{3}}$ :Fe

Abstract

A high quality fixed holographic grating was recorded in a photorefractive $\mathrm{Li}\mathrm{Nb}{\mathrm{O}}_3$:Fe crystal at about $100°\mathrm{C}$ in a homemade temperature-controlled vacuum chamber. The recording was carried out using self-stabilization techniques with $\lambda =532\mathrm{nm}$ beams guided onto the crystal by polarization maintaining fibers. The diffraction efficiency of the fixed grating was $\eta =0.44$ when measured in the recording setup using the same $\lambda =532\mathrm{nm}$ recording beams. A compatible η was measured with $\lambda =633\mathrm{nm}$ in an auxiliary setup, and a $1\mathrm{mrad}$ angular Bragg selectivity at FWMH was estimated, thus demonstrating the uniformity and good quality of the fixed grating.

© 2008 Optical Society of America

Optimal recording wavelength for maximum diffraction efficiency of thermal fixing in LiNbO₃:Fe

Peipei Hou, Ya’nan Zhi, Jianfeng Sun, and Liren Liu
Appl. Opt. 50(11) 1554-1559 (2011)

Fixed holograms in iron-doped lithium niobate: simultaneous self-stabilized recording and compensation

Jaime Frejlich, Ivan de Oliveira, Luis Arizmendi, and Mercedes Carrascosa
Appl. Opt. 46(2) 227-233 (2007)

Thermal fixing of 10,000 holograms in LiNbO₃:Fe

Xin An, Demetri Psaltis, and Geoffrey W. Burr
Appl. Opt. 38(2) 386-393 (1999)

Optimal conditions for thermal fixing of volume holograms in Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals

Chao Ray Hsieh, Shiuan Huei Lin, Ken Y. Hsu, Tai Chiung Hsieh, Arthur Chiou, and John Hong
Appl. Opt. 38(29) 6141-6151 (1999)

Recording and fixing dynamics of nonvolatile photorefractive holograms in LiNbO₃:Fe:Mn crystals

Liyong Ren, Liren Liu, De’an Liu, Jifeng Zu, and Zhu Luan
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 20(10) 2162-2173 (2003)