Kerr electro-optic properties of rare-earth doped Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 crystals

IF 3.5 2区物理与天体物理 Q2 PHYSICS, APPLIED

Applied Physics Letters Pub Date : 2025-04-14 DOI:10.1063/5.0258040

Hongjiang Wu, Ruibin Xiong, Rongbing Su, Zujian Wang, Bin Su, Lingfei Lv, Chao He

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Abstract

Pb(Mg1∕3Nb2∕3)O3-PbTiO3 (PMN-PT) crystals exhibit significant potential for applications in the electro-optical (EO) field, owing to their low half-wave voltage and high electro-optic coefficients, ease of miniaturization, and integration. However, the ferroelectric phase PMN-PT crystals exhibit a low extinction ratio due to light scattering and reflection by domain walls. In this study, high-transmittance paraelectric phase PMN-PT crystals were synthesized through compositional optimization and rare-earth ion doping. The optical and Kerr electro-optic properties of the crystals were systematically analyzed, considering the PT composition and doping with La3+ and Sm3+ ions. The La-PMN-8PT crystals demonstrated a transmission rate of 75%, a quadratic electro-optic coefficient of 4.28 × 10−16 m2/V2, an extinction ratio of 29 dB, and a half-wave voltage of 270 V. Additionally, the electro-optical performance of the crystals was evaluated over a range of temperatures, revealing excellent temperature stability in the La-doped crystals. These results highlight the promising potential of La-doped PMN-PT crystals for advanced electro-optical applications.

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Applied Physics Letters 物理-物理：应用

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6.40

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10.00%

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1821

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1.6 months

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