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 …

Experimental results on the developing kinetics and final diffraction efficiency of fixed
holograms in iron-doped lithium niobate are presented. Samples with two different oxidation …

Photorefractive recording and light and dark erasures have been measured in unannealed α-
phase proton-exchanged LiNbO_3 waveguides. The saturation index change, Δn_s≅ 9× …

With emphasis on LiNbO 3 the basic principles, the developments over four decades, and
recent applications of the thermal fixation of photorefractive holograms are reviewed …

Holographic gratings are recorded and thermally fixed in iron-doped photorefractive lithium-
niobate crystals. A spatially modulated concentration of filled and empty electron traps (Fe …

A digital feedback control loop system is used to produce high-efficiency photorefractive
gratings in reflection geometry for volume narrow band reflection filters. The system allowed …

This Chapter has reviewed our present understanding of thermal fixing phenomena, the
updated theoretical model, relevant experimental data and techniques, and applications in …

This contribution reviews the present knowledge on photorefractive thermal fixing,
considering phenomena and their applications to long-lifetime holographic devices. Most …

We report the use of a polymer-based photorefractive material for three-dimensional bit
optical data storage using near-infrared illumination. The research was conducted using …