Three-dimensional write-read-erase memory bits by femtosecond laser pulses in photorefractive LiNbO3 crystals

Eugene G. Gamaly; Saulius Juodkazis; Vygantas Mizeikis; Hiroaki Misawa; Andrei V. Rode; Wieslaw Z. Krolikowski; Kenji Kitamura

doi:10.1016/j.cap.2007.10.072

Three-dimensional write-read-erase memory bits by femtosecond laser pulses in photorefractive LiNbO₃ crystals

Eugene G. Gamaly^*, Saulius Juodkazis, Vygantas Mizeikis, Hiroaki Misawa, Andrei V. Rode, Wieslaw Z. Krolikowski, Kenji Kitamura

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We report on a three-dimensional single-shot optical recording by 150 fs pulses at 800 nm wavelength in Fe-doped and stoichiometric undoped LiNbO₃. The highest refractive index modulation of ∼10^-3 per single pulse has been achieved at close to the dielectric breakdown irradiance of ∼TW/cm², and was found to be independent of polarization of the writing beam. The quasi-permanent and rewritable bits have been demonstrated in Fe-doped LiNbO₃. Recording in undoped stoichiometric LiNbO₃ was of transient nature with full optical contrast recovery on a 0.1-1 s scale. The observed refractive index modulation is explainable by the photovoltaic effect in LiNbO₃.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	416-419
Number of pages	4
Journal	Current Applied Physics
Volume	8
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cap.2007.10.072
Publication status	Published - May 2008

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Three-dimensional write-read-erase memory bits by femtosecond laser pulses in photorefractive LiNbO₃ crystals

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