The Electro-Optic Effect in Uniaxial Crystals of the Type XH_2PO_4 II Experimental

Billings, Bruce H.

doi:10.1364/josa.39.000802

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“…It is worthwhile to compare these results with the LSA mode theory as developed by Copeland [2]. From the previously published data [l ] and p=7000 cm2/V-s [3], we get an n/f of 3.5 x lo5, which is close to Copelands approximate limit of 2.0 x IO5.…”

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A new bistable ferroelectric light gate or display element

Cummins

1967

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“…A number of light valves utilize the electrooptic effects in liquids or crystals which are positioned between crossed optical polarizers to provide fast monostable cells [I 1, [2]. Usual operation is based on the field-induced birefringence of the material.…”

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A new bistable ferroelectric light gate or display element

Cummins

1967

Proc. IEEE

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“…The experimentally obtained MM elements, given in Fig. 6(a) and (b) clearly indicate the appearance of biaxiality in the KDP crystal, a hitherto less known and investigated crystal structure to be reported at room temperature 38 , 39 . We identify from the MM elements that the KDP crystal for and respectively belong to the orthorhombic and monoclinic biaxial crystal structures of lower symmetry 40 .…”

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Field-controllable Spin-Hall Effect of Light in Optical Crystals: A Conoscopic Mueller Matrix Analysis

Samlan

Viswanathan

2018

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Electric-field applied perpendicular to the direction of propagation of paraxial beam through an optical crystal dynamically modifies the spin-orbit interaction (SOI), leading to the demonstration of controllable spin-Hall effect of light (SHEL). The electro- and piezo-optic effects of the crystal modifies the radially symmetric spatial variation in the fast-axis orientation of the crystal, resulting in a complex pattern with different topologies due to the symmetry-breaking effect of the applied field. This introduces spatially-varying Pancharatnam-Berry type geometric phase on to the paraxial beam of light, leading to the observation of SHEL in addition to the spin-to-vortex conversion. A wave-vector resolved conoscopic Mueller matrix measurement and analysis provides a first glimpse of the SHEL in the biaxial crystal, identified via the appearance of weak circular birefringence. The emergence of field-controllable fast-axis orientation of the crystal and the resulting SHEL provides a new degree of freedom for affecting and controlling the spin and orbital angular momentum of photons to unravel the rich underlying physics of optical crystals and aid in the development of active photonic spin-Hall devices.

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“…It is important to point out here that the change in induced birefringence due to transverse electrooptic effect in KDP crystal is orders of magnitude smaller than its longitudinal counterpart 45 . Nevertheless, our CFFA technique is sufficiently sensitive to map the crystal’s transition from uniaxial-to-biaxial and rotation of the singularity axes plane by 45° due to associated optical activity 45 46 . The crystal is uniaxial, with zero retardation, only for light traveling along the OA and when the applied voltage is zero.…”

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Isogyres – Manifestation of Spin-orbit interaction in uniaxial crystal: A closed-fringe Fourier analysis of conoscopic interference

Samlan

Naik

Viswanathan

2016

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Discovered in 1813, the conoscopic interference pattern observed due to light propagating through a crystal, kept between crossed polarizers, shows isochromates and isogyres, respectively containing information about the dynamic and geometric phase acquired by the beam. We propose and demonstrate a closed-fringe Fourier analysis method to disentangle the isogyres from the isochromates, leading us to the azimuthally varying geometric phase and its manifestation as isogyres. This azimuthally varying geometric phase is shown to be the underlying mechanism for the spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion observed in a diverging optical field propagating through a z-cut uniaxial crystal. We extend the formalism to study the optical activity mediated uniaxial-to-biaxial transformation due to a weak transverse electric field applied across the crystal. Closely associated with the phase and polarization singularities of the optical field, the formalism enables us to understand crystal optics in a new way, paving the way to anticipate several emerging phenomena.

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The Electro-Optic Effect in Uniaxial Crystals of the Type XH_2PO_4 II Experimental

Cited by 43 publications

References 3 publications

A new bistable ferroelectric light gate or display element

A new bistable ferroelectric light gate or display element

Field-controllable Spin-Hall Effect of Light in Optical Crystals: A Conoscopic Mueller Matrix Analysis

Isogyres – Manifestation of Spin-orbit interaction in uniaxial crystal: A closed-fringe Fourier analysis of conoscopic interference

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