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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
May. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mool C Gupta, Webster, NY (US);
Alan C Nutt, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430317 ; 430311 ; 430312 ; 430315 ; 359328 ; 385122 ;
Abstract
A method for forming inverted ferroelectric domain regions in a substrate including ferroelectric material and having two major opposite surfaces. The method includes application of controlled electric field in selected regions to inhibit subsequent nucleation and growth of selected domains; applying a conductive electrode over the opposite major surfaces; and providing a voltage to the conductive electrodes having a sufficient magnitude and duration to cause the ferroelectric polarization to invert in selected unmodified regions.