Investigation of optical birefringence at ferroelectric domain wall in LiNbO3 by phase-shift polarimetry

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Paturzo, Melania ^a   Aiello, Lara ^a   Pignatiello, Felice ^a   Ferraro, Pietro ^a   De Natale, Paolo ^a   De Angelis, Marella ^b   De Nicola, Sergio ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROELECTRICITY; MEASUREMENTS; PHASE SHIFT; POLARIMETERS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FERROELECTRIC DOMAIN; OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE; STRESS-INDUCED BIREFRINGENCE;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 33646127350     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2194147     Document Type: Article

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