Abstract
We report light-beam self-trapping triggered by the pyroelectric effect in an isolated ferroelectric thin film. Experiments are performed in an 8-μm-thick congruent undoped film bonded onto a silicon wafer. Response time two orders of magnitude faster than in bulk is reported. The original underlying physics specific of this arrangement is discussed.
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