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Pockels effect

physics

Also known as: electro-optical effect

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electro-optic phenomena

In electricity: Electro-optic phenomena
…and is known as the Pockels effect (after the German physicist F. R. Pockels).
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lithium niobate

In niobium processing: Lithium niobate
…effect, also known as the Pockels effect, is an optical phenomenon in which the refractive index of a medium varies linearly with an applied electrical field. Electro-optical modulators are used for modulating or encoding information on laser beams in laser communications systems.
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