Nonlinear optics is an essential component of modern laser systems and optoelectronic
devices. It has also emerged as an important tool in probing the electronic, vibrational …

The structure of our material world is characterized by a large hierarchy of length scales that
determines material properties and functions. Increasing spatial resolution in optical imaging …

A thin-film periodically poled lithium niobate waveguide was designed and fabricated which
generates entangled photon pairs at telecommunications wavelengths with high …

Page 1 Tatyana Volk Manfred Wöhlecke SPRINGER SERIES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE 115
Lithium Niobate Defects, Photorefraction and Ferroelectric Switching Springer Page 2 Springer …

High-fidelity periodic poling over long lengths is required for robust, quasi-phase-matched
second-harmonic generation using the fundamental, quasi-TE polarized waveguide modes …

In recent years ferroelectric domain patterning has become a popular topic of physical
research because it enables photonic applications as well as data storage. For generation of …

The present paper reviews models of domain structure in ferroelectric crystals, thin films and
bulk materials. Common crystal structures in ferroelectric materials are described and the …

Domain boundaries typically constitute only a minute fraction of the total volume of a crystal.
However, a special (but not unusual) situation can occur in which the domain boundary …

Magnetization-induced effects in the nonlinear optical response of magnetic media, such as
magnetization-induced-second-harmonic generation (MSHG), led to very strong and novel …

Abstract Domain walls and phase boundaries are fundamental ingredients of ferroelectrics
and strongly influence their functional properties. Although both interfaces have been …