Title :
Periodical twinning for quasiphase-matched quartz
Author :
Kurimura, Sunao ; Yu, Nan Ei ; Kitamura, Kenji ; Yamada, Tsuyoshi ; Hayashi, Ken-ichi ; Taira, Takunori ; Fejer, Martin M.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. for Mater. Sci., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We report an in-situ observation technique of twinning in crystal quartz and demonstrate periodic twins propagating in an anisotropic shape. The propagating direction was found to be parallel to the Y axis, which is different from the previous reports.
Keywords :
optical materials; optical phase matching; quartz; twinning; anisotropic shape; crystal quartz; periodic twin propagation; quasiphase-matched quartz; Birefringence; Crystal microstructure; Laboratories; Materials science and technology; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Optical wavelength conversion; Thermal stresses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
