• DocumentCode
    2897619
  • Title

    Modelling of UV direct-write waveguides in single crystal lithium niobate

  • Author

    Muir, A.C. ; Wellington, I.T. ; Daniell, G.J. ; Eason, R.W. ; Mailis, S. ; Please, C.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    272
  • Abstract
    It has been shown that waveguide structures can be directly written into single crystal LiNbO3 through the influence of a focussed c.w. laser source at a wavelength of 244 nm scanned across the surface.
  • Keywords
    laser materials processing; optical materials; optical waveguides; 244 nm; LiNbO3; UV direct-write waveguide; focussed cw laser source; single crystal lithium niobate; waveguide structures; Analytical models; Finite difference methods; Lithium niobate; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Surface emitting lasers; Temperature distribution; Waveguide lasers; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8974-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568057
  • Filename
    1568057