September 2004/August 2006

Incoming International Fellow:

Dr. Oleg Tikhomirov

Institute of Solid State Physics, Chernogolovka, 142432 Moscow Region, Russian Federation

Publications:

O. Tikhomirov, M. Labardi, C. Ascoli, M. Allegrini, C. Galassi, "Bilateral Switching of the Modulated Electrooptic Contrast in PLZTN Ceramics", Sol. St. Commun. 138, 60 (2006).

O. Tikhomirov, M. Labardi, C. Ascoli, M. Allegrini, L. Lebrun, "Imaging of Ferroelectric Polarization in Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-PbTiO₃ Crystals by Scanning Electro-Optic Microscopy", Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 152910 (2006).

O. Tikhomirov, M. Labardi, C. Ascoli, M. Allegrini, "Scanning Electrooptic Microscopy of Relaxor Materials", Ferroelectrics 341, 21-28 (2006).

Reviews:

O. Tikhomirov, M. Labardi, M. Allegrini, "Scanning probe microscopy applied to ferroelectric materials," Applied Scanning Probe Methods III, B. Bhushan, H. Fuchs Eds (Springer, Heidelberg), ISBN-10 3-540-26909-6, cap.18, pag. 217-260 (2006).

Conferences:

O. Tikhomirov, M. Labardi, C. Ascoli, M. Allegrini, "Scanning Electro-Optic Microscopy of Ferroelectrics", International Symposium Micro- and Nano-Scale Domain Structuring in Ferroelectrics, Ekaterinburg (Russia), November 15^th/19^th, 2005 (oral, invited).

O. Tikhomirov, M. Labardi, C. Ascoli, M. Allegrini, "Electrooptic Imaging of Ferroelectric Domains with a Near-Field Fiber Probe", ISFD-9, Dresden (Germany), June 26^th/30^th, 2006 (oral).

O. Tikhomirov, M. Labardi, C. Ascoli, M. Allegrini, "Resolution Improvement in Near-Field Optical Microscopy by Application of Surface-Localized Fields: Case of Electro-Optic Modulation", 9^th International Conference on Near-Field Nano Optics & Related Techniques (NFO-9), Lausanne (Switzerland), September 10^th/15^th, 2006.

Supplementary material:

Electro-optic confocal microscopy

(review presentation)

Copy of the final report is available on request