title: Fast-beam self-trapping in LiNbO(3) films by pyroelectric effect.
abstract: We report light-beam self-trapping triggered by the pyroelectric effect in an isolated ferroelectric thin film. Experiments are performed in an 8-μm-thick congruent undoped LiNbO(3) film bonded onto a silicon wafer. Response time two orders of magnitude faster than in bulk LiNbO(3) is reported. The original underlying physics specific of this arrangement is discussed.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chauvet
authors.forename: Florent
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bassignot
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Henrot
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Devaux
authors.forename: Ludovic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gauthier-Manuel
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maillotte
authors.forename: Gwenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ulliac
authors.forename: Ballandras
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sylvain