Title :
Domain engineering: periodic domain patterning in lithium niobate
Author :
Shur, V.Ya. ; Batchko, R.G. ; Rumyantsev, E.L. ; Miller, G.D. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Byer, R.L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys. & Appl. Math., Ural State Univ., Ekaterinburg, Russia
Abstract :
We present our experimental and theoretical investigations of field induced domain structure evolution in lithium niobate. The processes governing the fabrication of short-pitch domain gratings required for nonlinear optics applications are analyzed in detail. We propose an enhanced electric-field poling technique based on spontaneous backswitching which allows to produce domain gratings with periods down to 4 μm in 0.5-mm-thick LiNbO3 substrate
Keywords :
dielectric polarisation; diffraction gratings; electric domains; ferroelectric materials; lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical materials; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 substrate; domain engineering; domain gratings; enhanced electric-field poling technique; fabrication; field induced domain structure evolution; nonlinear optics applications; periodic domain patterning; short-pitch domain gratings; spontaneous backswitching; Electrodes; Ferroelectric materials; Gratings; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical microscopy; Optical pulse shaping; Optical surface waves; Scanning electron microscopy; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Applications of Ferroelectrics, 1998. ISAF 98. Proceedings of the Eleventh IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Montreux
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4959-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISAF.1998.786717
