Double-doped BaTiO.sub.3 crystal for holographic storage
US5847851A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03H2001/0268
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A new photorefractive material comprises BaTiO.sub.3 double-doped with two dopant species, both of which have at least two valence states, with one of the dopant species (e.g., cerium) having an ionization level that is near the middle of the barium titanate bandgap and the other dopant species (e.g., rhodium) having an ionization level that is closer to the valence band edge of barium titanate, such that both dopant species are sensitive to visible light, but only one dopant species (the one closer to the valence band edge) is sensitive to infrared radiation. The double-doped BaTiO.sub.3 provides a unique combination of photorefractive properties, thereby improving its performance as a holographic storage medium. The double-doped barium titanate crystal is employed as a holographic recording element. The double-doped barium titanate crystal has a dark storage time at room temperature of several years or more and may be nondestructively read out at an infrared wavelength. Recording information on the double-doped barium titanate crystal is done by first sensitizing the double-doped barium titanate crystal with a substantially uniform beam of radiation at one wavelength and then eit…
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