Title :
Periodical poling by selective nucleation for period QPM structures
Author :
Maruyama, M. ; Seki, H. ; Kato, Y. ; Nakajima, H. ; Kurimura, S. ; Yu, N.E. ; Nomura, Y. ; Kitamura, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Waseda Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate 6.6 /spl mu/m periodical poling in 1 mm-thick lithium niobate. The nucleation process, which determines device quality, is controlled separately by the selective nucleation technique.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; nucleation; optical phase matching; periodic structures; photorefractive materials; 1 mm; 6.6 micron; LiNbO/sub 3/; lithium niobate; period QPM structures; periodical poling; quasiphase matching; selective nucleation process; Distribution functions; Electrodes; Image analysis; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Polarization; Space vector pulse width modulation; Tin;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
