Large pyroelectric effect in Fe-doped lithium niobate induced by a high-power short-pulse laser

We demonstrate the pyroelectric effect induced by a short pulse laser with an intensity up to 6 MW/cm2 which is used to heat the Fe-doped Lithium niobate crystal. 0.2 °C temperature rise induced by a 10 ns laser pulse causes a very large current peak (up to 25 mA) since the rate of temperature rise...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2010-08, Vol.97 (8)
Main Authors: Kitamura, Kenji, Hatano, Hideki, Takekawa, Shunji, Schütze, Daniel, Aono, Masakazu
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Language:English
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Summary:We demonstrate the pyroelectric effect induced by a short pulse laser with an intensity up to 6 MW/cm2 which is used to heat the Fe-doped Lithium niobate crystal. 0.2 °C temperature rise induced by a 10 ns laser pulse causes a very large current peak (up to 25 mA) since the rate of temperature rise is extremely large comparing with that induced by using an ordinary heater. On the other hand, the pyroelectric current during the cooling is much smaller because of the slow cooling rate by thermal conduction.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.3481380