• 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