Title :
Growth of thin-film lithium niobate by molecular beam epitaxy
Author :
Betts, R.A. ; Pitt, C.W.
Author_Institution :
University College London, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, London, UK
Abstract :
Lithium niobate has been grown in single-crystal thin-film form by molecular beam epitaxy. Single-crystal films were grown on bulk-crystal LiNbO3 and on sapphire (¿-Al2O3). The layers have been excited as optical waveguides, and the refractive indices and optical propagation loss were measured.
Keywords :
integrated optics; lithium compounds; molecular beam epitaxial growth; optical films; optical losses; optical waveguides; refractive index; LiNbO3 film; LiNbO3 substrate; integrated optics; molecular beam epitaxy; optical propagation loss; optical waveguides; refractive indices; sapphire substrate;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850678
