Characterization and engineering of ferroelectric microstructures by interferometric methods

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5858, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-11

  Grilli, S ^a   Ferraro, P ^a   Paturzo, M ^a   Alfieri, D ^a   De Natale, P ^a   De Angelis, M ^b   De Nicola, S ^b   Finizio, A ^b   Pierattini, G ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTOOPTICAL DEVICES; CHARACTERIZATION; ETCHING; INTERFEROMETRY; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

DIFFERENTIAL ETCHING; ELECTRICAL POLING; FERROELECTRIC DOMAINS; OPTICAL COEFFICIENTS;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 28844446999     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.613016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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