Title :
Lithium niobate fibers and waveguides: fabrications and applications
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, we shall briefly present some recent works done on lithium niobate fibers and waveguides. There are two major parts. The first part introduces the fabrication techniques for LiNbO3 fibers and waveguides, which include the growth of lithium niobate fibers by laser-heated pedestal growth method and the fabrication of high aspect ratio submicron lithium niobate waveguide by focused ion beam lithography. The second part focuses on the application of lithium niobate fibers and waveguides, which include holographic storage in lithium niobate fibers, fast speed wavelength tunable filter, subpicosecond true time delay line, and low crosstalk microchannel plate spatial light modulator. Finally, a brief summary is provided
Keywords :
crystal growth from melt; lithium compounds; microchannel plates; optical crosstalk; optical delay lines; optical fabrication; optical fibre fabrication; optical tuning; optical waveguide filters; optical waveguides; photorefractive materials; spatial light modulators; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 fibers; LiNbO3 fibre fabrication; LiNbO3 optical waveguide fabrication; fabrication techniques; fast speed wavelength tunable filter; focused ion beam lithography; high aspect ratio submicron lithium niobate waveguide; holographic storage; laser-heated pedestal growth method; lithium niobate fiber growth; lithium niobate fibers; lithium niobate waveguides; low crosstalk microchannel plate spatial light modulator; optical waveguide filters; subpicosecond true time delay line; Fiber lasers; Filters; Holography; Ion beams; Lithium niobate; Lithography; Optical device fabrication; Tunable circuits and devices; Waveguide components; Waveguide lasers;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
