Evaluation of the internal field in lithium niobate ferroelectric domains by an interferometric method
Year: 2004
Authors: de Angelis M., De Nicola S., Finizio A., Pierattini G., Ferraro P., Grilli S., Paturzo M.
Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Sez. di Napoli, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Comprensorio “A. Olivetti”, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy;
Istituto di Cibernetica del CNR, Via Campi Flegrei 34, Comprensorio “A. Olivetti”, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
Abstract: We report on the evaluation of internal electric field of a ferroelectric engineered-domain in a LiNbO3 wafer crystal by detecting optical path length variation with a noninvasive interferometric inspection method. The lithium niobate wafer has been patterned and subjected to electric field poling to obtain two antiparallel ferroelectric domains separated by a single domain wall. The crystal has been mounted into one arm of a Mach-Zehnder-type interferometer to study the phase map and evaluate the effects of domain reversion by a digital holographic technique. Evaluation of the internal field and consequent variation of the electro-optical properties of the different domains is analyzed. (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.
Journal/Review: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume: 85 (14) Pages from: 2785 to: 2787
More Information: This work was supported by the Ministero Italiano dell’Universita’ e della Ricerca, progetto FIRB N. RBNE01KZ94.KeyWords: Crystals; Linbo3DOI: 10.1063/1.1797534ImpactFactor: 4.308Citations: 45data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-12-01References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here