Introduction to the Science of Photorefractive Crystal Materials

Author: Li Minghua
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: The science of photorefractive crystal materials is an emerging discipline that holds a very important position in the current high-tech and new materials fields. It has significant practical application value and is one of the areas with intense international competition. The first six chapters of this book are introductory, primarily discussing the mechanism of the photorefractive effect, the basic properties of photorefractive materials, photorefractive centers, doping in photorefractive crystals, and photorefractive measurements. The last six chapters cover specialized topics, introducing the growth, structure, properties, and applications of photorefractive crystal materials such as lithium niobate, lithium tantalate, tungsten bronze-type niobate, perovskite-type photorefractive barium titanate and potassium niobate, silicon bismuth family cubic oxide bismuth silicate and bismuth germanate, as well as bismuth tellurite, gallium arsenide, and gallium telluride. At the end of each chapter, selected references are provided. This book is suitable for scientists, technicians, and engineers in materials, optical information storage, optical communication, optoelectronic information, and other related fields, as well as solid-state physics and solid-state chemistry. It can also serve as a teaching text for relevant majors in colleges and universities.