Title :
Mechanism of Hightemperature Phase Formation in HxLi1-xMO3 (M = Nb, Ta) Optical Waveguide Layers
Author :
Kalabin, Ivan E. ; Atuchin, Victor V.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Opt. Mater. & Struct., Novosibirsk
fDate :
June 1 2007-July 5 2007
Abstract :
Physical mechanisms of high temperature metastable state formation in proton-exchanged lithium niobate and lithium tantalate layers are discussed. The decay processes of high temperature states to equilibrium states are traced in experiment for several equilibrium phase intervals.
Keywords :
hydrogen compounds; ion exchange; lithium compounds; metastable states; optical materials; optical waveguides; HLiNbO3; HLiTaO3; high temperature phase formation; metastable state formation; optical waveguide layers; proton-exchanged lithium niobate layers; proton-exchanged lithium tantalate layers; Hydrogen; Lattices; Metastasis; Niobium; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Protons; Refractive index; Temperature; lithium niobate; lithium tantalate; optical waveguide; proton exchange; refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices and Materials, 2007. EDM '07. 8th Siberian Russian Workshop and Tutorial on
Conference_Location :
Erlagol, Altai
Print_ISBN :
978-5-7782-0752-3
DOI :
10.1109/SIBEDM.2007.4292913
