Three-dimensional write-read-erase memory bits by femtosecond laser pulses in photorefractive LiNbO3 crystals

Gamaly, Eugene G; Juodkazis, Saulius; Mizeikis, Vyngantas; Misawa, Hiroaki; Rode, Andrei V; Kitamura, Kenji; Krolikowski, Wieslaw

Three-dimensional write-read-erase memory bits by femtosecond laser pulses in photorefractive LiNbO3 crystals

Date

2008

Authors

Gamaly, Eugene G

Juodkazis, Saulius

Mizeikis, Vyngantas

Misawa, Hiroaki

Rode, Andrei V

Kitamura, Kenji

Krolikowski, Wieslaw

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

We report on a three-dimensional single-shot optical recording by 150 fs pulses at 800 nm wavelength in Fe-doped and stoichiometric undoped LiNbO3. The highest refractive index modulation of ∼10-3 per single pulse has been achieved at close to the diele