Pockels and Kerr cells fabricated with thin organic crystal films

Javier Wu; Yulong Cui; Alexander Leyderman

doi:10.1117/12.328610

4 December 1998 Pockels and Kerr cells fabricated with thin organic crystal films

Javier Wu, Yulong Cui, Alexander Leyderman

Proceedings Volume 3491, 1998 International Conference on Applications of Photonic Technology III: Closing the Gap between Theory, Development, and Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328610
Event: 1998 International Conference on Applications of Photonic Technology, 1998, Ottawa, Canada

Abstract

Pockels and Kerr cells were fabricated by growing N-(4- nitrophenyl)-L-prolinol crystal films between two transparent fused quartz plates on which indium-tin-oxide layers were deposited. Both linear and quadratic electro- optic effects of the crystals with thickness of 5 and 10 micrometers were examined by an ac modulation method. Large modulation signals were observed with a low driving voltage, the figure of merit of the electro-optic phase retardation were estimated to be 8.0 X 10^-11 m/V. It is suggested that the electro-optic cells are promising for application because of their durability, relative easy manipulation during crystal growth and high figure of merit.

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Javier Wu, Yulong Cui, and Alexander Leyderman "Pockels and Kerr cells fabricated with thin organic crystal films", Proc. SPIE 3491, 1998 International Conference on Applications of Photonic Technology III: Closing the Gap between Theory, Development, and Applications, (4 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328610

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