Title :
Microwave measurement of the nonlinear refractive index of PZT
Author :
McNiff, J. ; Boardman, A.D. ; Booth, K.
fDate :
4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new measurement system is presented and used for the determination of the nonlinear refractive index of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) at microwave frequencies. Cross-phase modulation has been used and nonlinear coefficients that are negative have been found. This implies that PZT is self-defocusing and that, in principle, soliton propagation in positive group velocity regimes is possible
Keywords :
lead compounds; microwave measurement; phase modulation; piezoelectric materials; refractive index measurement; solitons; PZT; PbZrO3TiO3; cross-phase modulation; measurement system; nonlinear coefficients; nonlinear refractive index; positive group velocity regimes; self-defocusing; soliton propagation;
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, IEE Proceedings
DOI :
10.1049/ip-map:19960227
