An overview of optical nonlinearities of small bound polarons is given, which can occur in
the congruently melting composition of LiNbO 3. Such polarons decisively influence the …

The interaction of high-power single 130 femtosecond (fs) laser pulses with the surface of
Lithium Niobate is experimentally investigated in this work. The use of fs-resolution time …

Light-induced charge transport in nominally undoped LiNbO 3 crystals essentially differs
from that in Fe-and Cu-doped crystals. Furthermore, it is of relevance for numerous effects …

Polarons influence decisively the performance of lithium niobate for optical applications. In
this work, the formation of (defect) bound polarons in lithium niobate is studied by ab initio …

The population decay of light-induced small polarons in iron-doped lithium niobate is
simulated by a Monte-Carlo method on the basis of Holstein's theory. The model considers …

Chirped quasi-phase-matching (QPM) gratings offer efficient, ultra-broadband optical
parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) in the mid-infrared as well as other spectral …

The formation and relaxation dynamics of electron polarons in lithium niobate crystals were
investigated by measuring transient absorption induced by blue femtosecond pulses …

We develop a concept of charge transport for congruent and stoichiometric LiNbO 3 crystals,
both doped and nominally pure. The concept is based on well-established experimental …

We show that a continuous-wave (cw) pump beam at a wavelength of 532 nm produces
substantial light-induced (LI) absorption in the visible range in initially transparent undoped …

The identification of the surface dominant effect based on visible surface plasmons (SPs)
shed new light on the strong energy coupling reported in conventional photorefractive works …