Electro-Optics Effects and Domain Reversal in Sr sub 0.61, Ba sub 0.39, Nb sub 2, O sub 6,

Abstract

We present the results of a comprehensive electro-optic (EO) study of Sr0.61Ba0.39Nb2O6 at Lambda = 633 nm. The experiments are conducted in the transverse field configuration, hence the effective linear EO coefficient r sub c is measured. Uniformly poled samples yield r sub c = 230 + or -20 pm/V at 25 deg C and r sub c = 1600 + or - 150 pm/V at 65 deg C. However, the EO behavior is found to substantially degrade when attempting domain reversal. Imaging a crystal through crossed polarizers during the reversal process shows a very non-uniform birefringence distribution in the vicinity of the original -c electrode face.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1992
Accession Number
ADP006731

Entities

People

  • Jeffery P. Wilde
  • Lambertus Hesselink

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birefringence
  • Coefficients
  • Electro-Optics
  • Electrodes
  • Massachusetts
  • Materials
  • Optical Materials
  • Optical Phenomena
  • Optics
  • Photorefractive Materials
  • Polarizers
  • Transverse
  • Two-Dimensional Materials

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.