Light-Induced Gratings in CdMnTeSe:In Crystals

We show that DX-like centers in Cd$\text{}_{1-x}$Mn$\text{}_{x}$Te$\text{}_{1-y}$Se$\text{}_{x}$:In crystal can be used in writing volume holographic gratings. The scattering efficiency is higher than 10% which proves the dispersive character of the light-induced gratings. Two different metastable centers with different lattice relaxation were found in the crystal. Measurements of the power dependence of the degenerate four-wave mixing scattering efficiency testify that both of these centers have negative U properties.