This book deals with the latest achievements in the field of ferroelectric domain engineering and characterization at micro- and nano-scale dimensions and periods. The book collects the results obtained in the last years by world scientific leaders in the field, thus providing a valid and unique overview of the state-of-the-art and also a view to future applications of those engineered and used materials in the field of photonics. The second edition covers the major aspects of ferroelectric domain engineering and combines basic research and latest updated applications such as challenging results by introducing either new as well as extended chapters on Photonics Crystals based on Lithium Niobate and Lithium Tantalate crystals; generation, visualization and controlling of THz radiation; latest achievements on Optical Parametric Oscillators for application in precise spectroscopy. Further more recent advancements in characterization by probe scanning microscopy and optical methods with device and technological orientation. A state-of-the-art report on periodically poled processes and their characterization methods are provided on different materials (LiNbO3, KTP) furnishing update research on ferroelectric crystal by extending materials research and applications.
Author(s): S. Mailis, C. L. Sones, R. W. Eason (auth.), Pietro Ferraro, Simonetta Grilli, Paolo De Natale (eds.)
Series: Springer Series in Materials Science 91
Edition: 2
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 493
Tags: Optical and Electronic Materials; Laser Technology, Photonics; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials
Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Micro-Structuring and Ferroelectric Domain Engineering of Single Crystal Lithium Niobate....Pages 3-19
Fabrication and Characterization of Self-assembled Ferroelectric Linear and Nonlinear Photonic Crystals: GaN and LiNbO 3 ....Pages 21-51
Sub-Micron Structuring of LiNbO 3 Crystals with Multi-Period and Complex Geometries....Pages 53-77
Nonlinear Optical Waveguides in Stoichiometric Lithium Tantalate....Pages 79-98
3-D Integrated Optical Microcircuits in Lithium Niobate Written by Spatial Solitons....Pages 99-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Light Aided Domain Patterning and Rare Earth Emission Based Imaging of Ferroelectric Domains....Pages 135-162
Visual and Quantitative Characterization of Ferroelectric Crystals and Related Domain Engineering Processes by Interferometric Techniques....Pages 163-204
New Insights into Ferroelectric Domain Imaging with Piezoresponse Force Microscopy....Pages 205-226
Structural Characterization of Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate Crystals by High Resolution X-Ray Diffraction....Pages 227-252
Front Matter....Pages 253-253
Nonlinear Interactions in Periodic and Quasi-periodic Nonlinear Photonic Crystals....Pages 255-284
Domain-Engineered Ferroelectric Crystals for Nonlinear and Quantum Optics....Pages 285-311
Photonic Bandgap Properties of Lithium Niobate....Pages 313-335
Lithium Niobate Whispering Gallery Resonators: Applications and Fundamental Studies....Pages 337-383
Applications of Domain Engineering in Ferroelectrics for Photonic Applications....Pages 385-399
Electro-Optics Effect in Periodically Domain-Inverted Ferroelectrics Crystals: Principles and Applications....Pages 401-421
The LiNbO 3 Slab Waveguide: A Platform for Terahertz Signal Generation, Detection, and Control....Pages 423-452
Periodically-Poled Ferroelectric Crystals Based OPO—A Powerful Source for Precision Spectroscopy....Pages 453-473
Electro-Optical Devices Obtained by LiNbO 3 Crystals....Pages 475-490
Back Matter....Pages 491-493
