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Epitaxial Niobate Thin Films and Their Nonlinear Optical Properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

B. W. Wessels
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Materials Research Center
M. J. Nystrom
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Materials Research Center
J. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, and the Materials Research Center Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
D. Studebaker
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, and the Materials Research Center Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
T. J. Marks
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, and the Materials Research Center Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208
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Abstract

Ferroelectric oxide thin films show considerable potential as electro-optic and non-linear optical materials. Of particular interest are the niobates such as strontium barium niobate and potassium niobate. The growth of these epitaxial oxide films by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) has been investigated. This technique has yielded epitaxial thin films with excellent non-linear optical properties. Issues concerning the epitaxy of these thin films and its relationship to their optical and nonlinear optical properties are discussed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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