A unified treatment of radiation-induced photorefractive, thermal, and neutron transmutation gratings

Author

Kukhtarev, Nickolai ; Kukhtareva, Tatiana ; Banerjee, Partha P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Alabama A&M Univ., Normal, AL, USA

Volume

87

Issue

11

fYear

1999

fDate

11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1857

Lastpage

1869

Abstract

We have reviewed different types of periodic structures (superlattices) induced by optical, infrared, and neutron irradiation. Both optical and electrical properties of these superlattices are analyzed, starting from the standard photorefractive model. New results on the thermoelectric and pyroelectric dynamic gratings are discussed in connection to the energy conversion and vibration sensing. For the neutron irradiation both real-time and static grating are analyzed, suggesting transmutation doping as a mechanism of recording

Keywords

diffraction gratings; neutron effects; photorefractive materials; pyroelectric devices; radiation effects; superlattices; thermoelectric devices; IR irradiation; electrical properties; energy conversion; neutron irradiation; optical irradiation; optical properties; periodic structures; pyroelectric dynamic gratings; radiation-induced neutron transmutation gratings; radiation-induced photorefractive gratings; radiation-induced thermal gratings; real-time grating; recording mechanism; review; standard photorefractive model; static grating; superlattices; thermoelectric dynamic gratings; transmutation doping; unified treatment; vibration sensing; Energy conversion; Gratings; Neutrons; Optical sensors; Optical superlattices; Periodic structures; Photorefractive effect; Pyroelectricity; Semiconductor process modeling; Thermoelectricity;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.796351

Filename

796351