Title :
Ultrashort-pulse light-assisted periodic poling of lithium niobate and lithium tantalate
Author :
Valdivia, C.E. ; Sones, C.L. ; Mailis, S. ; Eason, R.W.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We report the light-assisted poling of controllable periodic and arbitrarily-shaped domain patterns in lithium niobate and lithium tantalate via the simultaneous application of a low uniform DC electric-field and sequence of ultrashort pulses (150-200 fs).
Keywords :
dielectric polarisation; electric domains; electro-optical effects; high-speed optical techniques; lithium compounds; optical materials; LiNbO3; LiTaO3; arbitrarily-shaped domain patterns; electro-optic coefficients; ferroelectric domains; lithium niobate; lithium tantalate; time 150 fs to 200 fs; ultrashort-pulse light-assisted periodic poling; Crystals; Ferroelectric materials; Frequency conversion; Lighting control; Lithium compounds; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; (130.3730) Lithium niobate; (160.2260) Ferroelectrics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627678
