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Three-dimensional ferroelectric domain visualization by Cerenkov-type second harmonic generation
Yan Sheng1, Andreas Best, Hans-Jürgen Butt
1Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz 55128, Germany.
Abstract:
We show that focusing a laser light onto the boundary between antiparallel ferroelectric domains leads to the non-collinear generation of two second harmonic (SH) beams. The beams are emitted in a plane normal to the domain boundaries at the angles that satisfy the Cerenkov-type phase matching condition. Moreover, these beam disappear when the laser light is focused on a homogenous part of a single domain. We utilize this effect for 3-dimensional visualization of fine details of the ferroelectric domain pattern with a submicron accuracy.
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