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We report the successful growth of an electroholographic crystal, potassium sodium tantalate niobate (KNTN), by a top-seeded solution growth method. Both blue and colorless crystals were obtained. The structure, optical absorption, and refractive dispersion properties of the as-grown crystals have been investigated. Furthermore, the Kerr coefficients R11 and R12 of paraelectric K0.95Na0.05Ta0.61Nb0.39O3 single crystal were determined by using an automated scanning Mach–Zehnder interferometer. The crystal has large Kerr coefficients with R11= 2.8×10-16 m2/V2 and R12= -0.3×10-16 m2/V2 at the wavelength of 632.8 nm near its cubic–tetragonal phase boundary.
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Tian, H., Zhou, Z., Gong, D. et al. Growth and optical properties of paraelectric K1-yNayTa1-xNbxO3 single crystals. Appl. Phys. B 91, 75–78 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-2941-6
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