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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 316-319 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy