lithium niobateLiNbO3
PPLN Λ = 6.82 µm · 1064 → 532 nm · 2 px/µm
lithium niobate / Data / coercive-field

Coercive field

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Ec kV/mm; one row per variant and wavelength
CLN20.821.021.2Volk & Wöhlecke [P-comp]1 recordMgO1-SLN2.482.502.52Volk & Wöhlecke [P-comp]1 recordMgO56.006.256.506.75Volk & Wöhlecke [P-comp]1 recordSLN6.06.26.4Volk & Wöhlecke [P-comp]1 record

Each mark is one record; bars are stated ranges, whiskers stated uncertainties. Filled marks: P, P-comp, P-db; hollow: S, V, C, P(abs). Hover a mark for its source. Each row has its own axis; no mean or fit is drawn.

Records

4 variants
ValueUnitVariantConditionsFrameSourceLocatorStatus
21
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kV/mmCongruent LiNbO3 (CLN)T room temperature–Volk & Wöhlecke, Springer Series in Materials Science 115 (2009)Table 7.1, p. 185 (210 kV/cm, literature average); p. 118 (210-220 kV/cm)P-comp
2.5
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kV/mm1 mol% MgO-doped stoichiometric LiNbO3 (MgO1-SLN)T room temperature–Volk & Wöhlecke, Springer Series in Materials Science 115 (2009)Table 7.1, p. 185 (25 kV/cm)P-comp
6 to 6.8
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kV/mm5 mol% MgO-doped congruent LiNbO3 (MgO5)T room temperature–Volk & Wöhlecke, Springer Series in Materials Science 115 (2009)Table 7.1, p. 185 (60-68 kV/cm, table average)P-comp
Individual reports in the text (p. 184): switching at 4.45 kV/mm (0.5 mm wafer, Kuroda et al.); poling with 2.5 kV/mm pulses (4.8% MgO, 0.3 mm, Mizuuchi et al.).
6 to 6.5
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kV/mmStoichiometric or near-stoichiometric LiNbO3 (SLN)T room temperature–Volk & Wöhlecke, Springer Series in Materials Science 115 (2009)Table 7.1, p. 185 (60-65 kV/cm)P-comp
Conflicts within Volk & Wöhlecke 2009: p. 118 gives about 21-25 kV/cm (2.1-2.5 kV/mm) for near-stoichiometric crystals, citing Gopalan et al. 1998.

5 mol% MgO-doped congruent LiNbO3 (MgO5)

P-comp
6 to 6.8kV/mm
T room temperature; default record

Individual reports in the text (p. 184): switching at 4.45 kV/mm (0.5 mm wafer, Kuroda et al.); poling with 2.5 kV/mm pulses (4.8% MgO, 0.3 mm, Mizuuchi et al.).

Volk & Wöhlecke, Springer Series in Materials Science 115 (2009), Table 7.1, p. 185 (60-68 kV/cm, table average)

Stoichiometric or near-stoichiometric LiNbO3 (SLN)

P-comp
6 to 6.5kV/mm
T room temperature; default record

Conflicts within Volk & Wöhlecke 2009: p. 118 gives about 21-25 kV/cm (2.1-2.5 kV/mm) for near-stoichiometric crystals, citing Gopalan et al. 1998.

Volk & Wöhlecke, Springer Series in Materials Science 115 (2009), Table 7.1, p. 185 (60-65 kV/cm)

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