In this paper,the temporary UV-light-induced absorption in LiNbO_3:Fe,Co crystal is investigated for different UV intensities.It is found that the sensitizing process in LiNbO_3:Fe,Co can be considered as a combination of two sub-processes with different time constants.Based on the lattice structure and the photochromic mechanism of the material,the two sub-processes are suggested to arise from electron transfer from O^(2-) to Fe^(3+) through two paths with different distances.The two-colour recording experiment in LiNbO_3:Fe,Co is also preformed by using UV and green light as gating and writing beams respectively.High sensitivity is obtained in the recording,which is considered as the consequence of direct charge transfer from O^(2-) to Fe^(3+).
