Brillouin and Raman imaging of domain walls in periodically-poled 5%-MgO:LiNbO₃

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Abstract

Recently, ferroelectric domain walls (DWs) have attracted considerable attention due to their intrinsic topological effects and their huge potential for optoelectronic applications. In contrast, many of the underlying physical properties and phenomena are not well characterized. In this regard, analyzing the vibrational properties, e.g. by Raman spectroscopy, provides direct access to the various local material properties, such as strains, defects or electric fields. While the optical phonon spectra of DWs have been widely investigated in the past, no reports on the acoustic phonon properties of DWs exist. In this work, we present a joint Raman and Brillouin visualization of ferroelectric DWs in the model ferroelectric lithium niobate. This is possible by using a combined Raman and virtually imaged phased array Brillouin setup. Here, we show that DWs can be visualized via frequency shifts observed in the acoustic phonons, as well. The observed contrast then is qualitatively explained by models adapted from Raman spectroscopy. This work, hence, provides a novel route to study ferroelectric DWs and their intrinsic mechanical properties.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5051-5062
Number of pages12
JournalOptics express
Volume30
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jan 2022
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85124246311
unpaywall 10.1364/oe.447554
Mendeley 9c614143-4f17-3d5a-be17-409ecf6dd824
ORCID /0000-0002-0633-0321/work/141544786
ORCID /0000-0001-5283-0290/work/141545113
ORCID /0000-0002-8160-3000/work/142248334
ORCID /0000-0003-0554-2178/work/142249810
ORCID /0000-0002-2484-4158/work/142257527

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