Coloring Changes of Congruent LiNbO3 Crystals under Redox Annealing

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The paper is to discuss the main characteristics of the influence of high temperature annealing in different gas environments on the optical and structural properties of congruent lithium niobate crystals.

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Solid State Phenomena (Volume 230)

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