Measurement of the quadratic electro-optic coefficient of lead zirconate titanate thin film by a two-beam polarization interferometer

Vasilii V. Spirin; Mikhail G. Shlyagin; Serguei V. Miridonov; Kwangsoo No

doi:10.1117/12.349722

31 May 1999 Measurement of the quadratic electro-optic coefficient of lead zirconate titanate thin film by a two-beam polarization interferometer

Vasilii V. Spirin, Mikhail G. Shlyagin, Serguei V. Miridonov, Kwangsoo No

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Proceedings Volume 3670, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Sensory Phenomena and Measurement Instrumentation for Smart Structures and Materials; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349722
Event: 1999 Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1999, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

A simple procedure is developed for the measurement of the differential quadratic electro-optic coefficient, R₃₃, by two-beam polarization (TBP) interferometry. It is shown that a TBP interferometer can be used for measuring the Kerr coefficient of a thin film with a strong Fabry-Perot effect. The measured values of the differential effective Kerr coefficient, R₃₃ of lead zirconate titanate 52/48 thin film lie inside the interval between -0.5 * 10^-18 m²/V² and +1.7 * 10^-18 m²/V² for the external DC field from -160 kV/cm to 160 kV/cm, in agreement with the known data. The correlation between differential electro-optic coefficients and field-induced birefringence is discussed.

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Vasilii V. Spirin, Mikhail G. Shlyagin, Serguei V. Miridonov, and Kwangsoo No "Measurement of the quadratic electro-optic coefficient of lead zirconate titanate thin film by a two-beam polarization interferometer", Proc. SPIE 3670, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Sensory Phenomena and Measurement Instrumentation for Smart Structures and Materials, (31 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349722

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