Visible-light-induced tenfold reduction of the electric field required for ferroelectric domain nucleation in MgO-doped lithium niobate

Valdivia, C.E., Sones, Collin, Mailis, Sakellaris, Eason, R.W., Wengler, M.C. and Buse, K. (2006) Visible-light-induced tenfold reduction of the electric field required for ferroelectric domain nucleation in MgO-doped lithium niobate. In (CLEO). Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. IEEE. pp. 399-401 . (doi:10.1109/CLEO.2005.201792).

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Abstract

An order of magnitude reduction in the electric field required for ferroelectric domain nucleation is observed in MgO-doped lithium niobate crystals using focused visible light from an Ar-ion laser.

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e-pub ahead of print date: May 2005

Published date: 16 January 2006

Venue - Dates: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics / Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS 2005), Baltimore, USA, Baltimore, United States, 2005-05-22 - 2005-05-27

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