This is the first volume of a set of three within the Springer Series in Optical Sciences, and is
devoted to photorefractive effects, photorefractive materials, and their applications. Since the …

Photorefractive materials combine photoconductive and electro-optic properties: light affects
their electrical conductivity; their optical properties (refractive index, etc.) are affected by …

Photorefractive materials have been assuming ever increasing prominence in the non-linear
optics field due to their unique capability for displaying strong non-linear effects at milliwatt …

Photorefractive Materials presents an overview of the basic features and properties of
photorefractive materials, covering a wide array of related topics. It provides a coherent …

The photorefractive effect is now firmly established as one of the highest-sensitivity
nonlinear optical effects, making it an attractive choice for use in many optical holographic …

This volume is based on lectures and contributed papers presented at the Eleventh Course
of the International School of Materials Science and Tech nology that was held in Erice …

▪ Abstract Rapid advances in the field of photorefractive polymers and composites have in
the brief time since their inception in 1991 led to the development of high-performance …

Photorefractive damage, optical absorption, photoconductivities, and photogalvanic currents
of stoichiometric LiNbO_3 single crystals with different Mg doping levels have been …

We report experimental and theoretical studies of nonvolatile photorefractive holographic
recording in LiNbO_3: Cu: Ce crystals with two illumination schemes:?(1) UV light for …

When Arthur Ashkin and his colleagues at Bell Laboratories first noticed the photorefrac tive
effect some 25 years ago, they con sidered the phenomenon a curiosity at best and a …