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Compact lensless Fizeau holographic interferometry for imaging domain patterns in ferroelectric single crystals.

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Domain patterns in ferroelectric single crystals are physical systems that are fascinating from a theoretical point of view and essential for many applications. A compact lensless method for imaging domain… Click to show full abstract

Domain patterns in ferroelectric single crystals are physical systems that are fascinating from a theoretical point of view and essential for many applications. A compact lensless method for imaging domain patterns in ferroelectric single crystals based on a digital holographic Fizeau interferometer has been developed. This approach provides a large field-of-view image while maintaining a high spatial resolution. Furthermore, the double-pass approach increases the sensitivity of the measurement. The performance of the lensless digital holographic Fizeau interferometer is demonstrated by imaging the domain pattern in periodically poled lithium niobate. To display the domain patterns in the crystal, we have used an electro-optic phenomenon, which, when an external uniform electric field is applied to the sample, produces a difference in refractive index values in domains with different polarization states of the crystal lattice. Finally, the constructed digital holographic Fizeau interferometer is used to measure the difference in the index of refraction in the antiparallel ferroelectric domains in the external electric field. The lateral resolution of the developed method for ferroelectric domain imaging is discussed.

Keywords: single crystals; patterns ferroelectric; domain; ferroelectric single; fizeau; domain patterns

Journal Title: Applied optics
Year Published: 2023

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