Title :
Optical and structural properties of Zirconium doped lithium niobate crystals
Author :
Minzioni, P. ; Nava, G. ; Parravicini, J. ; Cristiani, I. ; Degiorgio, V. ; Argiolas, N. ; Bazzan, M. ; Ciampolillo, M.V. ; Sada, C. ; Saoner, L. ; Zaltron, A.M.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Dept., Univ. of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Abstract :
We present a careful investigation of the optical properties of Zr-doped lithium-niobate crystals. We also investigate in detail the threshold concentration for Zr-doping, by means of three different optical measurement techniques.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical properties; photonic crystals; zirconium; LiNbO3:Zr; optical measurement; optical properties; structural properties; threshold concentration; zirconium doped lithium niobate crystals; Biomedical optical imaging; Birefringence; Crystals; Doping; Frequency conversion; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Photorefractive materials; Zirconium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
