Title :
Schlieren imaging of inverted domains in congruent lithium niobate
Author :
Paturzo, M. ; Ferraro, P. ; Grilli, S. ; De Natale, P. ; De Nicola, S. ; Finizio, A. ; Mailis, S. ; Eason, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Ist. Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Pozzuoli, Italy
Abstract :
We report Schlieren imaging of inverted domains in congruent LiNbO3. High contrast imaging is possible by taking advantage of the residual refractive index discontinuity at domain boundaries which is present even after prolonged thermal annealing.
Keywords :
annealing; domain boundaries; optical images; optical materials; refractive index; schlieren systems; Schlieren imaging; congruent LiNbO3; domain boundary; inverted domain; prolonged thermal annealing; residual refractive index; Annealing; Lithium niobate; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568055