Title :
Latent ultrafast laser-assisted domain inversion in congruent lithium niobate
Author :
Mailis, S. ; Valdivia, C.E. ; Sones, C.L. ; Muir, A.C. ; Eason, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
A full study of the latent coercive field modification and domain expansion dynamics is reported in the paper. In this investigation a transparent cell was used for the illumination and poling of the crystals which allowed in situ observation of the domain formation (via stress-induced birefringence and electro-optic refractive index contrast at the inverted domain boundaries).
Keywords :
birefringence; domain boundaries; electric domains; electro-optical effects; ferroelectric materials; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; lithium compounds; optical materials; refractive index; LiNbO3; congruent lithium niobate; electro-optic refractive index contrast; inverted domain boundaries; latent coercive field modification; stress-induced birefringence; ultrafast laser-assisted domain inversion; Area measurement; Crystals; Delay effects; Etching; Ferroelectric materials; Lighting; Lithium niobate; Pulse amplifiers; Time measurement; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386176
