extreme surfaces

OPTIMIZATION OF GEOMETRY OF PIEZORESISTIVE EFFECT ON THE EXAMPLE OF CUBIC CRYSTALS

On the example of semiconductor crystals Ge, Si, PbTe, PbS, InSb with different levels of doping and different types of conductivity, the geometry of the piezoresistive effect was optimized, namely, such directions of voltage measuring and uniaxial pressure applying were determined, which ensure the maximum achievable value of the effect. The optimization is based on an approach using the construction and analysis of extreme surfaces that represent all possible maxima of the objective function (the magnitude of the effect) under different spatial orientations of interacting factors.

Geometry Optimization of Linear Electro-optic Effect in LiNbO3:MgO Crystals

The global maxima of linear electro-optic effect are determined for LiNbO3:MgO crystal by extreme surfaces method. As it is shown, the maximal achievable values of the reduced optical pathlength changes for the ordinary and extraordinary waves are equal to 119 and 277 pm/V correspondingly for the wavelength of 632.8 nm and room temperature whereas the global maximum of the path difference between the orthogonally polarized waves is equal to 269 pm/V.