Title :
Passive tuning of LiNbO3 directional coupler structures
Author :
Nutt, Alan C.G. ; Nakama, Kenichi
Author_Institution :
Tsukuba Res. Lab., Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Tuning of LiNbO3 Z-propagating Ti:diffused directional coupler structures is described, using a short proton exchange process followed by annealing. DC structures can be tuned by 43% while retaining low-loss properties (0.3 dB/cm excess with over 100 minutes annealing)
Keywords :
directional couplers; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical couplers; titanium; DC structures; LiNbO3:H; LiNbO3:Ti; Z-propagating coupler; annealing; directional coupler structures; passive tuning; proton exchange process;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton