• DocumentCode
    376652
  • Title

    Non-reciprocal transmission in a direct-bonded photorefractive Fe:LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguide buried in MgO:LiNbO/sub 3/

  • Author

    Gawith, C.B.E. ; Cook, G. ; Ping Hua ; Smith, P.G.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    15-19 July 2001
  • Abstract
    We report a 20-/spl mu/m-thick Fe:LiNbO/sub 3/ waveguide buried in MgO:LiNbO/sub 3/ by direct bonding. Non-reciprocal transmission measurements in a 3-mm-long device with a cw 532 nm source gave a relative change in optical density of 2 and response time of 4-5 milliseconds.
  • Keywords
    annealing; iron; joining processes; lithium compounds; optical fabrication; optical limiters; optical planar waveguides; photorefractive materials; polishing; 532 nm; LiNbO/sub 3/:Fe; LiNbO/sub 3/:MgO; SEM; annealing; buried waveguide; cladding layers; direct bonding; nonreciprocal transmission; photorefractive waveguide; precision polishing; rapid optical limiting; vacuum tight bonds; Bonding; Delay; High speed optical techniques; Iron; Magnesium; Optical devices; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6738-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971029
  • Filename
    971029