• DocumentCode
    1178181
  • Title

    Fabrication of LiNbO/sub 3/ channel waveguides using water

  • Author

    Son, Yung-Sung ; Lee, Hyung-Jae ; Jhee, Yoon-Kyoo ; Shin, Sang-Yung ; Kim, Boo-Gyoun

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul, South Korea
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    5/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    457
  • Lastpage
    459
  • Abstract
    A channel waveguide formed in LiNbO/sub 3/ was fabricated by using distilled water instead of acids for proton exchange and a self-aligned SiO/sub 2/ cap for diffusion. It was demonstrated that the water reaction is an important reaction to cause the index change in proton exchange.<>
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; ion exchange; lithium compounds; optical waveguides; optical workshop techniques; water; LiNbO/sub 3/ channel waveguides; SiO/sub 2/; diffusion in solids; distilled water; index change; planar waveguide fabrication; proton exchange; self-aligned SiO/sub 2/ cap; water reaction; Hydrogen; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Protons; Surface waves; Temperature; Titanium; Waveguide transitions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.136485
  • Filename
    136485