Properties of damage-resistant dopants in lithium niobate crystals

Guoquan Zhang; Guangyin Zhang; Simin Liu; Jingjun Xu; Qian Sun; Jianjun Liu

doi:10.1117/12.318132

Translator Disclaimer

17 August 1998 Properties of damage-resistant dopants in lithium niobate crystals

Guoquan Zhang, Guangyin Zhang, Simin Liu, Jingjun Xu, Qian Sun, Jianjun Liu

Proceedings Volume 3554, Photorefractive Materials: Phenomena and Related Applications II; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.318132
Event: Photonics China '98, 1998, Beijing, China

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the characters of all damage- resistant dopants' valences and electronic shell configurations found up to now in LiNbO₃ crystals. We show that all damage-resistant dopants have only one valence state. We also show that these damage-resistant ions' electronic shell configurations are filled fully, as are the cases of the inert elements. From this point of view, we conclude that the anti-site Nb_Li⁵⁺ should be involved in the charge transport process, while the Li vacancy V_Li is not involved in the charge transport process. It also can give us some insights about how to select a damage-resistant dopant for LiNbO₃ crystal.

Citation Download Citation

Guoquan Zhang, Guangyin Zhang, Simin Liu, Jingjun Xu, Qian Sun, and Jianjun Liu "Properties of damage-resistant dopants in lithium niobate crystals", Proc. SPIE 3554, Photorefractive Materials: Phenomena and Related Applications II, (17 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.318132

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE