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High resolution x-ray characterization of periodically domain-inverted nonlinear optical crystals

High resolution x-ray characterization of periodically domain-inverted nonlinear optical crystals
High resolution x-ray characterization of periodically domain-inverted nonlinear optical crystals
A high-resolution triple-axis diffractometer has been used for the structural characterization of periodically domain-inverted nonlinear optical crystals of KTiOPO4 and LNbO3. Striations have been revealed in high strain-sensitivity multiple-crystal topographs of the domain-inverted regions of both these samples and these are dominated by orientation contrast. The combination of high-resolution reciprocal-space mapping and topography has shown that the extended diffraction streak in the q[210] direction for domain-inverted LiNbO3 originates from the "minutely misoriented structure" which is related to the original configuration of dislocations. The reason for the generation of the structural imperfections via the domain-inversion processing is interpreted in terms of the converse piezoelectric effect.
0022-3727
A189-A194
Hu, Z.W.
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Thomas, P.A.
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Webjörn, J.
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Hu, Z.W.
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Thomas, P.A.
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Webjörn, J.
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Hu, Z.W., Thomas, P.A. and Webjörn, J. (1995) High resolution x-ray characterization of periodically domain-inverted nonlinear optical crystals. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 28 (4A), A189-A194. (doi:10.1088/0022-3727/28/4A/037).

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A high-resolution triple-axis diffractometer has been used for the structural characterization of periodically domain-inverted nonlinear optical crystals of KTiOPO4 and LNbO3. Striations have been revealed in high strain-sensitivity multiple-crystal topographs of the domain-inverted regions of both these samples and these are dominated by orientation contrast. The combination of high-resolution reciprocal-space mapping and topography has shown that the extended diffraction streak in the q[210] direction for domain-inverted LiNbO3 originates from the "minutely misoriented structure" which is related to the original configuration of dislocations. The reason for the generation of the structural imperfections via the domain-inversion processing is interpreted in terms of the converse piezoelectric effect.

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Published date: 14 April 1995

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78171
ISSN: 0022-3727
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Author: Z.W. Hu
Author: P.A. Thomas
Author: J. Webjörn

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