Refractive index change in Piezoelectric material

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Hello all,

whether the Refractive index of piezoelectric materials (Example: Polyvinylidene fluoride-PVDF ) changes by the application of pressure, strain or force ?
 
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Refractive index is a state function. If you change the state of a material you expect changes in the state functions.
 
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