Title :
Electrooptic ferroelectric Na0.5K0.5NbO3 films
Author :
Blomqvist, Mats ; Khartsev, Sergey ; Grishin, Alex
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microelectron. & Inf. Technol., R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm-Kista, Sweden
Abstract :
We report on waveguiding and electrooptic properties of epitaxial Na0.5K0.5NbO3 films grown by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering on Al2O3(11_02) single crystal substrates. High optical waveguiding performance has been demonstrated in infrared and visible light. The in-plane electrooptic effect has been recorded in transmission using a transverse geometry. At dc fields, the effective linear electrooptic coefficient was determined to 28 pm/V, which is promising for modulator applications.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; epitaxial layers; ferroelectric thin films; optical films; optical waveguides; potassium compounds; sodium compounds; sputter deposition; Al2O3; Al2O3 single crystal substrates; Na0.5K0.5NbO3; Na0.5K0.5NbO3 films; dc fields; electrooptic films; electrooptic properties; epitaxial films; ferroelectric films; in-plane electrooptic effect; linear electrooptic coefficient; modulator applications; optical waveguiding; radiofrequency magnetron sputtering; transverse geometry; Ferroelectric films; Ferroelectric materials; Magnetic properties; Niobium compounds; Optical films; Optical modulation; Optical recording; Radio frequency; Sputtering; Substrates; Electrooptic effects; ferroelectric films; planar waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.851991