Electro-optic effect

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003768",
  "term": "Electro-optic effect",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Alteration of how a material interacts with light, for instance in refractive index, absorption, colour or birefringence, when an applied electric field changes. The linear form, the Pockels effect, needs a material without a center of inversion, such as lithium niobate or poled polymers, whereas the quadratic Kerr effect occurs in all materials, including liquids.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "optoelectronics"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 15. 'Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 29 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-0501)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/electro-optic-effect/"
}