The linear electrooptic coefficient at constant stress
r41T of ZnTe:In was measured at room temperature by means of the Senarmont compensator method. Wavelength of the incident mono. chromatized light used in the measurement is from 6000Å through 6400Å, and an ac electric field of 50Hz is applied to a crystal. Measured values of
r41T are, for example, 4.9×10
-12m/V at 6000Å, and 4.3×10
-12m/V at 6400Å. Half-wave voltage has been found as low as 2.2kV at 6000Å which is comparable to those of KD
2PO
4, LiNbO
3 and LiTaO
3. This low half-wave voltage, together with the fact that ZnTe is a cubic crystal which is advantageous for light modulators, suggests the usefulness of ZnTe for light modulators and similar devices.
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