Journal of Physical Studies 5(1), 19–23 (2001)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30970/jps.05.19

RADIATION AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE LiNbO3 CRYSTALS DOPED WITH d- AND f-ELEMENTS

Ya. A. Zhydachevskii{1}, A. O. Matkovskii1, D. Yu. Sugak{1,2}, P. Potera{3}, I. Pracka{4}, T. Łukasiewicz{4}, I. M. Solskii{2}, J. Mierczyk{5}

1National University Lviv Polytechnic, 12 Bandera Str., Lviv, UA-79013, Ukraine
2SRC ‟Carat", 202 Stryjska Str., Lviv, UA-79031, Ukraine
3Institute of Physics, Pedagogic University, 16A Rejtana Str., Rzeszów, 35310, Poland
4 Institute of Electronic Materials Technology, 133 Wólczyńska Str. Warsaw, 01919, Poland
5 Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliski Str., Warsaw, 01489, Poland

The influence of gamma irradiation on optical properties of the LiNbO$_3$ crystals doped with $d$- and $f$-elements was studied. The origin of the induced absorption is discussed. A model of the genetic defects formation for these crystals is proposed.

PACS number(s): 61.72.Ji, 61.80.Ed, 78.50.Ec.

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