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We investigate non-volatile holographic data storage in photorefractive lithium niobate crystals. Infrared picosecond laser pulses are used to write holograms after sensitizing the crystal with blue light from a cw-laser. The dependence of the dynamic range and the photoconductivity on the pulse intensities and the recording wavelength is investigated in detail. The results can be explained by a two-center model if the mean intensity of the laser pulses is considered. We demonstrate that several fixed holograms can be multiplexed by employing the wavelength multiplexing technique.
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Nölleke, C., Imbrock, J. & Denz, C. Two-step holographic recording in photorefractive lithium niobate crystals using ultrashort laser pulses. Appl. Phys. B 95, 391–397 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-009-3495-y
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