Corrected Article: “Self-organized periodic domain structure for second harmonic generations in ferroelastic β′-(Sm,Gd)2(MoO4)3 crystal lines on glass surfaces” [Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 041915 (2009)

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Ferroelastic β′-(Sm,Gd)2(MoO4)3 (SGMO) crystal lines are patterned on the surface of Sm2O3–Gd2O3–MoO3–B2O3 glasses by continuous wave Yb:YVO4 laser irradiations (wavelength is 1080 nm, power is 1.2 W and scanning speed is 5 μm/s). Crystal lines show self-organized periodic domain structures with periodic refractive index changes. The intensity of second harmonic (SH) waves changes periodically depending on the domain structure. It is proposed from polarized micro-Raman scattering spectra and the azimuthal dependence of SH intensities that the orientation of (MoO4)2− tetrahedra in SGMO crystals changes gradually and periodically along the crystal line growth direction due to the spontaneous strains in SGMO crystals.