Abstract
A novel electro-optic multiplier is proposed, which can perform voltage multiplication operation by use of the Kerr medium exhibiting dual transverse electro-optic Kerr effect. In this kind of Kerr medium, electro-optic phase retardation is proportional to the square of its applied electric field, and orientations of the field-induced birefringent axes are only related to the direction of the field. Based on this effect, we can design an electro-optic multiplier by selecting the crystals of 6/mmm, 432, and m3m classes and isotropic Kerr media such as glass. Simple calculation demonstrates that a kind of glass-ceramic material with a large Kerr constant can be used for the design of the proposed electro-optic multiplier.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5701-5705 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Applied Optics |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 30 |
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| Publication status | Published - 20 Oct 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |