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Non-linear light scattering in photorefractive LiNbO3 crystals studied by Z-scan technique

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Experimental study of non-linear scattering (NLS) in nominally pure, Mg- and Zr-doped LiNbO3 crystals with a varying dopant concentration are reported in this paper. The study is undertaken by Z-scan technique with a cw-excitation at 514.5 nm. A modified open-aperture Z-scan experimental setup is used to evaluate the contributions of NLS in the observed transmission attenuation. Study of these open-aperture Z-scan traces shows that NLS has marked magnitude at moderate and high light intensities in undoped, strongly Zr-doped and Mg-doped LiNbO3, and a very significant magnitude in the moderately Zr-doped LiNbO3 crystals even at low intensities. NLS is related to the photoinduced light scattering (PILS), which is explained by holographic amplification of the seed scattering due to photorefractive effect.

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S.M. Kostritskii, O.G. Sevostyanov, and E. Kokonyan thank the RFBR for support under Grant no. 18-52-05012.

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  1. RPC Optolink, Sosnovaya al. 6A, Zelenograd, 124489, Moscow, Russia

    Sergey Kostritskii

  2. Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique Et Systèmes, LMOPS, Université de Lorraine, 57070, Metz, France

    Michel Aillerie

  3. Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique Et Systèmes, LMOPS, CentraleSupelec Université Paris-Saclay, 57070, Metz, France

    Michel Aillerie

  4. Institute for Physical Research, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 378410, Ashtarak, Armenia

    Edvard Kokanyan

  5. Physics Department, Kemerovo State University, 650043, Kemerovo, Russia

    Oleg Sevostyanov

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Kostritskii, S., Aillerie, M., Kokanyan, E. et al. Non-linear light scattering in photorefractive LiNbO3 crystals studied by Z-scan technique. Appl. Phys. B 125, 160 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-019-7274-0

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