Nonlinear Optical Properties of Ferroelectric Lead Titanate

Optical transmission, refractive-index, and nonlinear optical properties of single domain PbTiO3 have been measured between room temperature and the Curie temperature Tc. The second-harmonic coefficient d31 is found to be the highest for any room-temperature ferroelectric. Since the birefringence is...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 1972-01, Vol.20 (3), p.135-137
Main Authors: Singh, S., Remeika, J. P., Potopowicz, J. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Optical transmission, refractive-index, and nonlinear optical properties of single domain PbTiO3 have been measured between room temperature and the Curie temperature Tc. The second-harmonic coefficient d31 is found to be the highest for any room-temperature ferroelectric. Since the birefringence is small (approximately 0.008), phase-matched SHG is not possible, but nondegenerate three-frequency mixing should be possible. The Miller δ coefficients are analyzed in terms of Jerphagnon's formulation and poor agreement is observed.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.1654078