[en] Experimental results for narrowband filter based on yttrium iron garnet film epitaxially grown on gadolinium gallium garnet substrate have been shown. The principle of operation of the filter is based on excitation of Lamb modes in the substrate. We demonstrated also that the use of single crystal diamond as a substrate will significantly reduce the phase noise of the designed optoelectronic microwave generator. (paper)

[en] The results of studies of the current-voltage characteristics of ceramic structures based on manganese doped barium titanate were presented. It was found that the electrical conductivity of ceramic samples based on barium titanate at high field strengths is determined by the Schottky emission. Moreover, the addition of manganese increases the resistance of the samples. (paper)

[en] The creation of devices based on the electrocaloric effect requires the methods for assessing pyroelectric currents at the different external parameters. Two indirect methods for calculating pyroelectric currents in ferroelectrics are considered. The first one based on the temperature-field dependences of the dielectric hysteresis loops. The second one based on the temperature-field dependences of the dielectric constant. The original method for directly estimating the magnitude of the pyroelectric currents by the charge change with thermal flux of laser radiation pulses is proposed. (paper)

[en] In ceramics, based on a solid solution of strontium barium niobate (0.7SBN) doped with cerium and gadolinium in various concentrations, an investigation was made of dielectric constant, electrical polarization, and the electrocaloric effect. For 0.7SBN ceramics, it was found that the addition of cerium (0.2%) leads to a decrease in the electrocaloric effect compared to pure 0.7SBN, and the addition of gadolinium (˂1%) to an increase in the electrocaloric effect. (paper)