Piezooptic effect explained

The piezooptic effect is manifest as a change in refractive index, n, of a material caused by a change in pressure on that material. Early demonstrations of the piezooptic effect were done on liquids.^[1] The effect has since been demonstrated in solid, crystalline materials.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

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