DocumentCode :
1109414
Title :
Anomalous attenuation and depolarization scattering in y-cut LiNbO3 proton exchanged waveguides
Author :
Chen, Retzon ; Chang, William S C
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA, USA
Volume :
22
Issue :
6
fYear :
1986
fDate :
6/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
880
Lastpage :
882
Abstract :
A large anomalous attenuation and depolarization scattering have been observed in 
-cut, 
-direction propagating LiNbO3 proton exchanged waveguides at 0.632 μm wavelength. We observe this phenomenon only when the mode effective index is smaller than the ordinary index 
. The effect is caused by phase-match scattering into the substrate. Exchange solutions with various mole percentages of lithium benzoate have been used and the same phenomenon has been consistently observed.
-cut, -direction propagating LiNbO . The effect is caused by phase-match scattering into the substrate. Exchange solutions with various mole percentages of lithium benzoate have been used and the same phenomenon has been consistently observed.Keywords :
Optical polarization; Optical scattering, absorbing media; Optical waveguides; Attenuation measurement; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Lithium; Optical attenuators; Polarization; Protons; Scattering; Tellurium; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1986.1073038
Filename :
1073038
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