Title : 
Long-Period Grating on Strip Ti : LiNbO
 
  Waveguide Embedded in Planar Ti : LiNbO
 
         
        
            Author : 
Hua, Ping-Rang ; Zhang, De-Long ; Pun, Edwin Yue-Bun
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Opto-Electron. & Inf. Eng., Tianjin Univ., Tianjin, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A special structure of a strip Ti : LiNbO3 waveguide embedded in a planar Ti : LiNbO3 waveguide is proposed to fabricate a long-period waveguide grating (LPWG). Its applicability is demonstrated by fabricating a long-period grating on the waveguide surface using usual photoresist. We show that an LPWG device based on such a special structure is thermally stable.
         
        
            Keywords : 
diffraction gratings; lithium compounds; optical planar waveguides; photoresists; titanium; Ti:LiNbO3; long-period grating; photoresist; planar waveguide; strip waveguide; thermally stable; waveguide surface; Degradation; Electrooptical waveguides; Fiber gratings; Optical device fabrication; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Resists; Strips; Surface waves; Ti : $hbox{LiNbO}_{3}$ (LN) waveguide; long-period grating (LPG); thermal stability;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/LPT.2010.2055845