Changing the optical and electrical properties of a crown dielectric surface using a 532 nm diode laser
Abstract
The optical response of a dielectric surface to a given laser radiation can be modified when this surface receives a supplemental uniform energy from an external source such as from the uniform electric field set up by a capacitor voltage. A low capacitor voltage across the dielectric can shift the wavelength of the probe laser as perceived by the dielectric surface toward smaller values. This shift is due to an increase of the vibrational frequency of the electric dipoles located on the dielectric surface. The change in the polarization properties of the dielectric surface suggests the usage of this configuration as an optoelectronic switch driven by a relatively small capacitor voltage. Another goal of this work is to observe the coupling between two lasers through a simultaneous interaction on the surface of a crown dielectric material. We analyze the destructive interference pattern between a weak probe laser and a stronger coupling laser in an electromagnetic induced transparency (EIT)-type configuration. We compare our destructive interference pattern obtained with crown glass illuminated with a diode laser of 532 nm, with previous results where a flint dielectric material was illuminated with the same radiation in similar experimental conditions.
- Publication:
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Ph.D. Thesis
- Pub Date:
- 2014
- Bibcode:
- 2014PhDT.......453K
- Keywords:
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- Engineering, Electronics and Electrical;Physics, Optics;Physics, Quantum