Ferroelectric Crystals for Laser Radiation Control,

Download or read book Ferroelectric Crystals for Laser Radiation Control, written by A. M. Prokhorov and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laser radiation is used in many ways; to stimulate thermonuclear reactions, to cut glass, to grow crystals & to obtain three dimensional images possessing electro-optic & optical nonlinear properties are used. The crystals widely used at present are of high optical quality & find wide applications but they possess comparatively low electro-optic & nonlinear coefficients. In recent years ferroelectric single crystals of niobates & tantalates of alkali-earth methods have been synthesised & studied in details. These appear to possess high electro-optic, piezoelectric, pyroelectric & nonlinear properties making these crystals ideal for use in device modulation declination & conversion of laser radiation frequency Because of the wide applications of these crystals it is important to fully understand the growth technology. This book presents the basic physical & chemical properties of single crystals of these compounds, gives a brief description of the growth techniques & the various aspects of their application in quantum electronics & nonlinear optics.