Poling-inhibited ridge waveguides in lithium niobate crystals
Ultraviolet laser irradiation of a lithium niobate +z polar surface enables the production of ridge waveguides. Ultraviolet laser induced inhibition of poling is used to define an inverted domain pattern which transforms into a ridge structure by differential etching in hydrofluoric acid. The laser...
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| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Ganguly, P. |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Ying, C.Y.J. |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Soergel, E. |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Eason, R.W. |e author |
| 700 | 1 | 0 | |a Mailis, S. |e author |
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Poling-inhibited ridge waveguides in lithium niobate crystals |
| 260 | |c 2010-10-11. | ||
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| 520 | |a Ultraviolet laser irradiation of a lithium niobate +z polar surface enables the production of ridge waveguides. Ultraviolet laser induced inhibition of poling is used to define an inverted domain pattern which transforms into a ridge structure by differential etching in hydrofluoric acid. The laser irradiation step also induces a refractive index change that provides the vertical confinement within the ridge structure. Furthermore, it was observed that poling-inhibition results in a significant enhancement of the refractive index contrast between the bulk crystal and the ultraviolet irradiated tracks. | ||
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