Electro-optical response of the ferroelectric relaxor poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorofluoroethylene) terpolymer

Dae Yong Jeong, Y. K. Wang, M. Huang, Q. M. Zhang, G. J. Kavarnos, F. Bauer

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Abstract

The electro-optical (EO) properties of the ferroelectric relaxor based- poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluorothylene-chlorofluorothylene) terpolymer were investigated in the wavelength region from 3-5 μm. These properties were analyzed using the Fabry-Perot interference fringe measurements. A large Kerr effect was observed in which a refractive index change of -2.6% could be induced under an electric field of 80 V/μm. The results confirm the existence of nanopolar regions which are responsible for the observed polarization changes, the large electrostrictive strain, and EO properties.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)316-319
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume96
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2004

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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