Title :
Locally Er-doped near-stoichiometric LiNbO3 crystals
Author :
Pun, E.Y.B. ; Zhang, D.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract :
Locally Er-doped near-stoichiometric LiNbO3 have been fabricated on congruent crystals using thermal indiffusion of erbium and vapour transport equilibration treatment. The properties were studied systematically, and the crystals are promising for integrated optics applications.
Keywords :
crystals; doping; erbium; integrated optics; lithium compounds; stoichiometry; Er; LiNbO3; erbium doping; integrated optics applications; near-stoichiometric crystals; thermal indiffusion; vapour transport equilibration treatment; Annealing; Crystallization; Crystals; Erbium; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical films; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; Surface treatment; Integrated optics; erbium indiffusion; lithium niobate waveguide; titanium indiffusion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2008. COIN 2008. 7th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-4-88552-230-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-4-88552-229-1
