Three-dimensional ferroelectric domain visualization by Cerenkov-type second harmonic generation

Opt Express. 2010 Aug 2;18(16):16539-45. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.016539.

Abstract

We show that focusing a laser light onto the boundary between antiparallel ferroelectric domains leads to the non-collinear generation of two second harmonic (SH) beams. The beams are emitted in a plane normal to the domain boundaries at the angles that satisfy the Cerenkov-type phase matching condition. Moreover, these beam disappear when the laser light is focused on a homogenous part of a single domain. We utilize this effect for 3-dimensional visualization of fine details of the ferroelectric domain pattern with a submicron accuracy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Equipment Design
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Light*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Scattering, Radiation*