Title :
Photorefraction and thermal fixing in channel waveguides fabricated in lithium niobate by titanium and copper indiffusion
Author :
Hukriede, J. ; Kip, D. ; Krataig, E.
Author_Institution :
Fachbereich Phys., Osnabruck Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Lithium niobate (LiNbO/sub 3/) is a promising substrate material for applications in integrated optics because of its outstanding electrooptical and acoustooptical properties. Channel waveguides are the basis for integrated circuits. Guides for infrared light around the telecommunication wavelength 1550 nm are of particular interest. In this contribution, we investigate monomode channel waveguides for 1550 mn fabricated in lithium niobate by successive indiffusion of titanium stripes and thin evaporated layers of copper. The diffusion time is long enough to ensure a constant copper concentration in the channels.
Keywords :
copper; diffusion; doping profiles; integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; photorefractive materials; titanium; 1550 nm; Cu; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/:Ti; acoustooptical properties; channel waveguides; constant copper concentration; copper indiffusion; diffusion time; electrooptical properties; infrared light; integrated optics; lithium niobate; monomode channel waveguides; photorefraction; substrate material; telecommunication wavelength; thermal fixing; thin evaporated Cu layers; titanium indiffusion; titanium stripes; Lithium niobate; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive effect; Photorefractive materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nice
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6319-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2000.909888
