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Domain patterning by strongly absorbed UV light in LiNb03 crystals

Domain patterning by strongly absorbed UV light in LiNb03 crystals
Domain patterning by strongly absorbed UV light in LiNb03 crystals
Short-term exposure of the surface of lithium niobate crystals to focused strongly absorbed UV light leads to persistent inhibition of subsequent ferroelectric domain reversal on the +z face at the irradiated site. The same procedure can be adopted to directly generate domains on the non-polar faces. Investigation of the UV-irradiated tracks by piezoresponse force microscopy reveals the connection between the inhibited domains on the +z face and local lithium depletion, while thermoelectric fields can be invoked to generate the domains on the non-polar faces.
Steigerwald, H.
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Ying, Y.J.
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Eason, R.W.
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Mailis, S.
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Soergel, E.
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Buse, K.
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Steigerwald, H.
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Ying, Y.J.
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Eason, R.W.
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Mailis, S.
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Soergel, E.
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Buse, K.
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Steigerwald, H., Ying, Y.J., Eason, R.W., Mailis, S., Soergel, E. and Buse, K. (2011) Domain patterning by strongly absorbed UV light in LiNb03 crystals. Photoref2011, Ensenada, Mexico. 13 - 15 Oct 2011.

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Abstract

Short-term exposure of the surface of lithium niobate crystals to focused strongly absorbed UV light leads to persistent inhibition of subsequent ferroelectric domain reversal on the +z face at the irradiated site. The same procedure can be adopted to directly generate domains on the non-polar faces. Investigation of the UV-irradiated tracks by piezoresponse force microscopy reveals the connection between the inhibited domains on the +z face and local lithium depletion, while thermoelectric fields can be invoked to generate the domains on the non-polar faces.

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e-pub ahead of print date: October 2011
Venue - Dates: Photoref2011, Ensenada, Mexico, 2011-10-13 - 2011-10-15
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 340950
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/340950
PURE UUID: cfe848aa-47f1-4f58-8a49-5076cd797a5f
ORCID for R.W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204
ORCID for S. Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670

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Date deposited: 11 Jul 2012 11:16
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:39

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Author: H. Steigerwald
Author: Y.J. Ying
Author: R.W. Eason ORCID iD
Author: S. Mailis ORCID iD
Author: E. Soergel
Author: K. Buse

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