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Direct writing of ferroelectric domains on the x- and y-faces of lithium niobate using a continuous wave ultraviolet laser

Direct writing of ferroelectric domains on the x- and y-faces of lithium niobate using a continuous wave ultraviolet laser
Direct writing of ferroelectric domains on the x- and y-faces of lithium niobate using a continuous wave ultraviolet laser
Ferroelectric domain reversal has been achieved by scanning a tightly focused, strongly absorbed ultraviolet laser beam across the x- and y-faces of lithium niobate crystals. The domains were investigated by piezoresponse force microscopy. The emergence and width of any domain was found to depend on the scanning direction of the irradiating laser beam with respect to the polar z-axis. Full width and half width domains or no domain formation at all could be achieved for scanning along specific directions. We interpret the results by a direct correlation between the local temperature gradient and the resulting polarization direction.
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Buse, K.
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Steigerwald, H., Ying, Y.J., Eason, R.W., Buse, K., Mailis, S. and Soergel, E. (2011) Direct writing of ferroelectric domains on the x- and y-faces of lithium niobate using a continuous wave ultraviolet laser. Applied Physics Letters, 98 (6), [062902]. (doi:10.1063/1.3553194).

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Ferroelectric domain reversal has been achieved by scanning a tightly focused, strongly absorbed ultraviolet laser beam across the x- and y-faces of lithium niobate crystals. The domains were investigated by piezoresponse force microscopy. The emergence and width of any domain was found to depend on the scanning direction of the irradiating laser beam with respect to the polar z-axis. Full width and half width domains or no domain formation at all could be achieved for scanning along specific directions. We interpret the results by a direct correlation between the local temperature gradient and the resulting polarization direction.

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Published date: February 2011
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 191185
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/191185
ISSN: 0003-6951
PURE UUID: 8079e9e4-cb78-4347-bc93-de66f6cb7457
ORCID for R.W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204
ORCID for S. Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670

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Date deposited: 21 Jun 2011 14:04
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:39

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Author: H. Steigerwald
Author: Y.J. Ying
Author: R.W. Eason ORCID iD
Author: K. Buse
Author: S. Mailis ORCID iD
Author: E. Soergel

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