title: Optical characteristics of the compound PLZT.
abstract: We present a summary of measured characteristics of lanthanum-doped lead zirconium titanate (PLZT) compound in its mechanical housing. It is expected that the PLZT device will be used as the main component in an ultrafast electro-optic switch. We have performed several experiments to measure and calculate the following characteristics: optical power transmission, thermodynamic effects, switching speed, and dc drift phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldring
authors.forename: Zeev
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zalevsky
authors.forename: Efraim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shemer
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mendlovic