Real-time phase-contrast analysis of domain switching in Lithium Niobate by digital holography

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5531, Issue , 2004, Pages 112-120

  Grilli, Simonetta ^a   Ferraro, Pietro ^a   De Angelis, Marella ^b   De Nicola, Sergio ^b   Alfieri, Domenico ^a,b   Paturzo, Melania ^a,b   De Natale, Paolo ^a   Sansone, Lucia ^a,b   Pierattini, Giovanni ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electro optical materials; Interferometry; Lithium Niobate; Phase measurement

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHY (DH); DOMAIN SWITCHING; ELECTRIC FIELD POLING; OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE; PHASE-CONTRAST ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER GENERATED HOLOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHASE MEASUREMENT; POINT DEFECTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LITHIUM NIOBATE;

EID: 15744374737     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.560632     Document Type: Conference Paper

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