Electric polarization induced by optical orientation of dipolar centers in non-polar piezoelectrics

doi:10.1364/OPEX.13.008565

Optics Express

Editor: Michael Duncan
Vol. 13, Iss. 21 — Oct. 17, 2005
pp: 8565–8570

Electric polarization induced by optical orientation of dipolar centers in non-polar piezoelectrics

Alexander Grachev and Alexei Kamshilin »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 13, Issue 21, pp. 8565-8570 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.13.008565

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We predict new nonlinear optical phenomenon, static electric polarization induced in non-polar piezoelectric by linearly polarized light owing to orientation of the impurity centers with permanent dipole moment. Microscopic model of this effect for the crystals of cubic symmetry is proposed. Estimations of the model show that the induced polarization might be much higher than that caused by optical rectification. It is shown that a transient current J_d generated under non-steady-state illumination could be observed at extremely high modulation frequency. We expect that the effect could be applied for ultrafast optical signal processing.

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(190.4720) Nonlinear optics : Optical nonlinearities of condensed matter
(190.7110) Nonlinear optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics
(320.7130) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast processes in condensed matter, including semiconductors

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Original Manuscript: September 7, 2005
Revised Manuscript: October 6, 2005
Published: October 17, 2005

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Alexander Grachev and Alexei Kamshilin, "Electric polarization induced by optical orientation of dipolar centers in non-polar piezoelectrics," Opt. Express 13, 8565-8570 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-21-8565

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P. P. Feofilov, The Physical Basis of Polarized Emission (Consultant`s Bureu, N.Y., 1961).
F. Lüty, �??FA Centers in Alkali Halide Crystals,�?? In: Physics of Color Centers Ed. by W. B. Fowler (Academic Press, N.Y., 1968).
R. L. Berney and D. L. Cowan, �??Photochromism of three photosensitive Fe centers in SrTiO3,�?? Phys. Rev. B 23, 37-50 (1981). [CrossRef]
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F. Meier and B. P. Zakharchenya, Eds., Optical Orientation (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1984).
Y. R. Shen, The Principles of Nonlinear Optics (Wiley, New York, 1984).
V. V. Obukhovsky and A. V. Stoyanov, �??A model of photogalvanic centers in crystals,�?? Ferroelectrics 43, 137-141 (1982). [CrossRef]
B. I. Sturman and V. M. Fridkin, Photovoltaic and Photorefractive Effects in Noncentrosymmetric Materials (Gordon Breach, Philadelphia, Pa., 1992).
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Appl. Phys. Lett.

D. H. Auston and A. M.Glass, �??Optical generation of intense picosecond electrical pulses,�?? Appl. Phys. Lett. 20, 398-399 (1972). [CrossRef]

Ferroelectrics

V. V. Obukhovsky and A. V. Stoyanov, �??A model of photogalvanic centers in crystals,�?? Ferroelectrics 43, 137-141 (1982). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. B

R. L. Berney and D. L. Cowan, �??Photochromism of three photosensitive Fe centers in SrTiO3,�?? Phys. Rev. B 23, 37-50 (1981). [CrossRef]
H.- J. Reyher, B. Faust, M. Käding, H. Hesse, E. Ruza, and M. Wöhlecke, �??Optical alignment of axial Fe centers in KTaO3,�?? Phys. Rev. B 51, 6707-6710 (1995). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

D. H. Auston, A. M. Glass, and A. A. Ballman, �??Optical rectification by impurities in polar crystals,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 28, 897-900 (1972). [CrossRef]

Phys. Sol. State

S. A. Basun, V. E. Bursian, A. G. Razdobarin, and L. S. Sochava, �??Anisotropic photoionization as a mechanism of axial iron center alignment in KTaO3,�?? Phys. Sol. State 43, 1059-1071 (2001). [CrossRef]

Other

F. Meier and B. P. Zakharchenya, Eds., Optical Orientation (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1984).
Y. R. Shen, The Principles of Nonlinear Optics (Wiley, New York, 1984).
B. I. Sturman and V. M. Fridkin, Photovoltaic and Photorefractive Effects in Noncentrosymmetric Materials (Gordon Breach, Philadelphia, Pa., 1992).
P. P. Feofilov, The Physical Basis of Polarized Emission (Consultant`s Bureu, N.Y., 1961).
F. Lüty, �??FA Centers in Alkali Halide Crystals,�?? In: Physics of Color Centers Ed. by W. B. Fowler (Academic Press, N.Y., 1968).

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[1] P. P. Feofilov, The Physical Basis of Polarized Emission (Consultant`s Bureu, N.Y., 1961).

[2] F. Lüty, �??FA Centers in Alkali Halide Crystals,�?? In: Physics of Color Centers Ed. by W. B. Fowler (Academic Press, N.Y., 1968).

[3] R. L. Berney and D. L. Cowan, �??Photochromism of three photosensitive Fe centers in SrTiO3,�?? Phys. Rev. B 23, 37-50 (1981). [CrossRef]

[4] H.- J. Reyher, B. Faust, M. Käding, H. Hesse, E. Ruza, and M. Wöhlecke, �??Optical alignment of axial Fe centers in KTaO3,�?? Phys. Rev. B 51, 6707-6710 (1995). [CrossRef]

[5] S. A. Basun, V. E. Bursian, A. G. Razdobarin, and L. S. Sochava, �??Anisotropic photoionization as a mechanism of axial iron center alignment in KTaO3,�?? Phys. Sol. State 43, 1059-1071 (2001). [CrossRef]

[6] F. Meier and B. P. Zakharchenya, Eds., Optical Orientation (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1984).

[7] Y. R. Shen, The Principles of Nonlinear Optics (Wiley, New York, 1984).

[8] V. V. Obukhovsky and A. V. Stoyanov, �??A model of photogalvanic centers in crystals,�?? Ferroelectrics 43, 137-141 (1982). [CrossRef]

[9] B. I. Sturman and V. M. Fridkin, Photovoltaic and Photorefractive Effects in Noncentrosymmetric Materials (Gordon Breach, Philadelphia, Pa., 1992).

[10] D. H. Auston, A. M. Glass, and A. A. Ballman, �??Optical rectification by impurities in polar crystals,�?? Phys. Rev. Lett. 28, 897-900 (1972). [CrossRef]

[11] D. H. Auston and A. M.Glass, �??Optical generation of intense picosecond electrical pulses,�?? Appl. Phys. Lett. 20, 398-399 (1972). [CrossRef]

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