Title :
Induced second order nonlinearities at the ferroelectric domain walls in periodically poled KTiOPO/sub 4/
Author :
Pasiskevicius, V. ; Fragemann, A. ; Laurell, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Laser Phys. & Quantum Opt., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
The magnitude and spatial distribution of second order nonlinearities induced by a static electric field in ferroelectric domain wall regions are characterized for periodically-poled KTiOPO/sub 4/. The nonlinearities can be employed for characterizing quasi-phasematched structures.
Keywords :
electric domain walls; ferroelectric materials; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; optical phase matching; potassium compounds; KTiOPO/sub 4/; ferroelectric domain walls; induced second order nonlinearities; periodically poled KTiOPO/sub 4/; quasiphasematched structures; static electric field;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
