Pyroelectrically induced photorefractive damage in magnesium-doped lithium niobate crystals
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Judith R. Schwesyg,* Matthias Falk, Chris R. Phillips, Dieter H. Jundt, Karsten Buse, and Martin M. Fejer E. L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA Institute of Physics, University of Bonn, Wegelerstrasse 8, 53115 Bonn, Germany Crystal Technology, Inc., 1040 East Meadow Circle, Palo Alto, California 94303, USA Institute of Microsystem Technology, University of Freiburg, Georges-Köhler-Allee 102, 79110 Freiburg, Germany Fraunhofer Institute of Physical Measurement Techniques, Heidenhofstrasse 8, 79110 Freiburg, Germany *Corresponding author: [email protected]‐bonn.de
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