The dielectric properties of near-stoichiometric LiNbO3：Fe and LiNbO3：Ce single crystals have been investigated using terahertz time domain spectroscopy in a frequency range of 0.71.6 THz at room temperature. When c...The dielectric properties of near-stoichiometric LiNbO3：Fe and LiNbO3：Ce single crystals have been investigated using terahertz time domain spectroscopy in a frequency range of 0.71.6 THz at room temperature. When coupled with an applied external optical field, obvious photorefractive effects were observed, resulting in a modulation of the complex dielectric constant for the crystals. The variation in refractive index, ｜△n｜, had a linear relationship with the applied light intensity, accompanied by a step-like decrease at high intensity. The findings were attributed to the internal space charge field of the photorefraction and the light-induced domain reversal in the crystals.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.10974063)the Research Foundation of Wuhan National Laboratory,China(Grant No.P080008)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2007CB310403)
文摘The dielectric properties of near-stoichiometric LiNbO3：Fe and LiNbO3：Ce single crystals have been investigated using terahertz time domain spectroscopy in a frequency range of 0.71.6 THz at room temperature. When coupled with an applied external optical field, obvious photorefractive effects were observed, resulting in a modulation of the complex dielectric constant for the crystals. The variation in refractive index, ｜△n｜, had a linear relationship with the applied light intensity, accompanied by a step-like decrease at high intensity. The findings were attributed to the internal space charge field of the photorefraction and the light-induced domain reversal in the crystals.
