• DocumentCode
    599851
  • Title

    Tailor-made domain structures on the x-face and y-face of LiNbO3 crystals

  • Author

    Boes, A. ; Steigerwald, H. ; Crasto, T. ; Sivan, V. ; Wade, Scott ; Mitchell, A.

  • Author_Institution
    RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    12-14 Dec. 2012
  • Firstpage
    71
  • Lastpage
    72
  • Abstract
    Sub-micron domains in lithium niobate crystals are engineered by irradiating the surface with strongly absorbed UV light. The fact that the UV light can not only write but also erase domains enables on-demand geometries of the domain features.
  • Keywords
    electric domains; ferroelectric materials; ferroelectricity; lithium compounds; LiNbO3; UV light irradiation; geometries; tailor-made domain structures; Crystals; Educational institutions; Laser beams; Lithium niobate; Optical devices; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials & Devices (COMMAD), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • ISSN
    1097-2137
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-3047-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/COMMAD.2012.6472365
  • Filename
    6472365