title: Hologram indexing in LiNbO(3) with a tunable pulsed laser source.
abstract: The angular and wavelength selectivity characteristics of holograms written with a tunable pulsed dye laser and a cw argon laser were measured. A hologram in a 0.05% weight iron doped crystal was shown to possess ~40% broader bandwidths than a hologram written in a nominally pure crystal of the same thickness. Analyses based on these bandwidths indicate a 430-500-mum effective hologram thickness in a 1-mm thick crystal, which is of the order of the absorption length (380 mum). The implications of these results with respect to optical memories are discussed.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Woodbury
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rabson
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Tittel