Pockels effect

appearance or change of birefringence in an optical medium by an applied electric field
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Pockels effect

Summary

Pockels effect is a physical phenomenon[1]. It draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #54 of 138).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pockels effect is credited with the discovery of Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels[3].
  • Pockels effect's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[4].
  • Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels is named after Pockels effect[5].
  • Pockels effect's GND ID is recorded as 4174950-9[6].
  • Pockels effect's subclass of is recorded as electro-optic effect[7].
  • Pockels effect's Commons category is recorded as Pockels effect[8].
  • Pockels effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02zcdv[9].
  • Pockels effect's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Pockels-effect[10].
  • Pockels effect's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["PhysicalEffect", "PockelsEffect"][11].
  • Pockels effect's Larousse ID is recorded as divers/effet_Pockels/182893[12].
  • Pockels effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 186419263[13].
  • Pockels effect's IEV number is recorded as 121-12-94[14].
  • Pockels effect's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C186419263[15].

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Works and Contributions

Pockels effect is credited with the discovery of Friedrich Carl Alwin Pockels[3].

Why It Matters

Pockels effect draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #54 of 138).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Pockels effect. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pockels-effect
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pockels-effect_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pockels effect}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pockels-effect}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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