Application of imaging conoscope for optical inhomogeneity testing in LiNbO3 crystals and components

Andrzej L. Bajor

doi:10.1117/12.276326

17 July 1996 Application of imaging conoscope for optical inhomogeneity testing in LiNbO3 crystals and components

Andrzej L. Bajor

Proceedings Volume 2860, Laser Interferometry VIII: Techniques and Analysis; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.276326
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

A computer-controlled imaging conoscope has been used for investigation of optical homogeneity in undoped LiNbO3 crystals pulled by the Czochralski method, and also for testing of optical elements, like e.g. electrooptic modulators. The two maps acquired for two perpendicular directions in the crystal (Zoptical axis, and usually Y-axis) are utilized simultaneously for eliminating optically inhomogeneous areas from their use in optics and electrooptics, as well as in a wider research program including optimization of the growth technique and investigation of influence of crystal perfection on device performance.

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Andrzej L. Bajor "Application of imaging conoscope for optical inhomogeneity testing in LiNbO3 crystals and components", Proc. SPIE 2860, Laser Interferometry VIII: Techniques and Analysis, (17 July 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.276326

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