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    • Optics and Photonics
    • Materials Science
    • Solid State Physics

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    • Photoelastic coefficients are crucial material properties for optical applications.
    • Existing measurement techniques can be complex or limited in scope.
    • Accurate characterization of nonlinear optical materials is essential.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce a novel technique for measuring relative photoelastic coefficients.
    • To apply and validate this new method using Schaefer-Bergmann diffraction.
    • To assess the accuracy of the technique on well-characterized and novel materials.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized Schaefer-Bergmann diffraction for optical measurements.
    • Applied the technique to fused silica and alpha-barium borate (α-BaB2O4).
    • Compared results with established methods, including the Dixon method.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved high accuracy for fused silica measurements, agreeing with accepted values within 0.4%.
    • Verified the measurements for α-BaB2O4 using the Dixon method, confirming the technique's validity.
    • Demonstrated the applicability of Schaefer-Bergmann diffraction for photoelastic coefficient determination.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel Schaefer-Bergmann diffraction technique provides accurate relative photoelastic coefficients.
    • This method is suitable for both standard materials like fused silica and advanced materials such as α-BaB2O4.
    • The study validates a new, precise approach for optical material characterization.