Title :
Rapid prototyping of periodically poled lithium niobate
Author :
Johnston, Benjamin F. ; Withford, Michael J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Laser micro-machining techniques are used to scribe topographic electrode structures onto the surface of lithium niobate wafers. These structures define the regions of domain inversion when fabricating periodically poled lithium niobate using conventional electric field poling methods.
Keywords :
electrodes; ferroelectric materials; laser beam machining; lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; optical materials; LiNbO3; domain inversion; electric field poling methods; laser micromachining; periodically poled lithium niobate; rapid prototyping; topographic electrode structures; Biomedical optical imaging; Crystalline materials; Electrodes; Frequency conversion; Gratings; Lithium niobate; Optical devices; Optical materials; Prototypes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277033
