Electro-optic effect

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:application switches
modulators
Q-switching in lasers
gptkbp:describes change in refractive index due to electric field
gptkbp:discoveredBy late 19th century
gptkbp:field gptkb:optics
physics
gptkbp:governingEquation change in refractive index proportional to electric field
gptkbp:material gptkb:lithium_niobate
gptkb:gallium_arsenide
potassium dihydrogen phosphate
gptkbp:namedAfter electric field
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kerr_effect
gptkb:Pockels_effect
gptkbp:type quadratic electro-optic effect
linear electro-optic effect
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:laser
telecommunications
optical signal processing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pockels_effect
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7