Electric-field-induced linear birefringence in TmAl3(BO3)4

M I Pashchenko; V A Bedarev; D N Merenkov; S L Gnatchenko; L N Bezmaternykh; A L Sukhachev; V L Temerov

doi:10.1364/AO.55.000B11

Electric-field-induced linear birefringence in TmAl₃(BO₃)₄

Appl Opt. 2016 Apr 20;55(12):B11-3. doi: 10.1364/AO.55.000B11.

Authors

M I Pashchenko, V A Bedarev, D N Merenkov, S L Gnatchenko, L N Bezmaternykh, A L Sukhachev, V L Temerov

PMID: 27140114
DOI: 10.1364/AO.55.000B11

Abstract

The linear birefringence induced by the electric field was first detected in a TmAl₃(BO₃)₄ single crystal. The electric field dependence of the birefringence was investigated. The estimation of the electro-optical coefficient of the material gives ≈1.5×10^-10 cm/V for a wavelength 632.8 nm.