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

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作者
Valdivia, CE [1 ]
Sones, CL [1 ]
Mailis, S [1 ]
Eason, RW [1 ]
Wengler, MC [1 ]
Buse, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
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2005 CONFERENCE ON LASERS & ELECTRO-OPTICS (CLEO), VOLS 1-3 | 2005年
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WAVE-GUIDE; LINBO3; CRYSTALS;
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
An order of magnitude reduction in the electric field required for ferroclectric domain nucleation is observed in MgO-doped lithium niobate crystals using focused visible light from an Ar-ion laser. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.
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