Title :
Measurement of electrooptic constant in reverse-proton-exchanged Y-cut LiNbO3 waveguides
Author :
Yokota, Tomoyuki ; Sakai, Yoshiki ; Kakio, Shoji
Author_Institution :
Interdiscipl. Grad. Sch. of Med. & Eng., Univ. of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan
Abstract :
The electrooptic effect in reverse-proton-exchanged channel waveguides on Y-cut LiNbO3 was evaluated by the phase-modulation method. The electrooptic constant rS13 was measured to be 4.3 pm/V, which was half of the bulk value.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; ion exchange; lithium compounds; optical modulation; optical waveguides; phase modulation; LiNbO3; bulk value; electrooptic constant; phase-modulation method; reverse-proton-exchanged Y-Cut waveguides; Amplitude modulation; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical device fabrication; Phase modulation; Protons;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC