DocumentCode
421955
Title
UV-written channel waveguides in proton-exchanged lithium niobate
Author
Gallo, Katia ; Gawith, Corin B.E. ; Prawiharjo, Jerry ; Broderick, Neil G R ; Smith, Peter G R ; Mailis, Sakellaris ; Eason, Robert W. ; Richardson, David J.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ.
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
We report on the direct UV-writing of channel waveguides in annealed proton-exchanged (APE) and reverse proton-exchanged (RPE) layers in LiNbO3 and demonstrate efficient guiding within single mode channels at telecom wavelengths
Keywords
annealing; integrated optics; ion exchange; laser materials processing; lithium compounds; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical waveguides; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 planar devices; UV-writing; UV-written waveguides; annealed proton-exchanged layer; channel waveguides; proton-exchanged lithium niobate; reverse proton-exchanged layer; single mode channels; telecom wavelengths;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1361417
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