Attenuated Total Reflectance
Overview
Attenuated Total Reflection or ATR is a technique used together with Teng Mann to measure the R33 of electro-optic materials.
Technique
Significance
The electro-optic coefficient for a poled polymer film can be calculated as follows[1]
- <math>r_{33} = \frac {2d\Delta R} {n^3_{TM} V_m} \frac {\delta n_{eff}} {\delta \theta} \left /( \frac {\delta R \delta n_{eff} } {\delta \theta \delta n_{TM} } \right ) \,\!</math>
where
- <math>R\,\!</math> is the DC reflected signal
- <math>V_m\,\!</math> is the AC modulation voltage
- <math>n_{eff}\,\!</math> is the ordinary index of refraction
- <math>n_{TM}\,\!</math> is the film refractive index
References
- ↑ J. Phys. Chem. C, 2008, 112 (21), pp 7983–7988 DOI: 10.1021/jp712154g.