Title :
KTN Optical Waveguide Technologies with a Large Electro-Optic Effect
Author :
Fujiura, Kazuo ; Nakamura, Koichiro
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Laboratories, NTT Corporation, Japan; fujiura@aecl.ntt.co.jp
Abstract :
KTa1-xNbxO3crystal (KTN) exhibits an extremely large quadratic electro-optic effect, which makes this material attractive for waveguide device applications. This paper reviews waveguide fabrication, and polarization independent optical switch operation.
Keywords :
Electrooptic devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Programmable control; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569354