Title :
Periodical domain inversion in singlemode Ti:MgO:LiNbO3 channel waveguides
Author :
Lee, Y.L. ; Suche, H. ; Schreiber, G. ; Ricken, R. ; Quiring, V. ; Sohler, W.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys., Paderborn Univ., Germany
fDate :
7/18/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Periodic electric field assisted poling of low-loss (~0.1 dB/cm) singlemode Ti-diffused channel waveguides in MgO (5 mol%):LiNbO3 has been achieved for the first time using a periodically patterned metal electrode under vacuum conditions and a homogeneous liquid ground electrode at atmospheric pressure. Using selective chemical etching, the periodic (Λ~17 μm) domain inverted structure is confirmed
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; integrated optics; lithium compounds; magnesium compounds; optical wavelength conversion; titanium; 17 micron; LiNbO3:Ti,MgO; Ti:MgO:LiNbO3; all-optical signal processing; all-optical wavelength conversion; domain inverted structure; fibre optic communications; homogeneous liquid ground electrode; periodic electric field assisted poling; periodical domain inversion; periodically patterned metal electrode; selective chemical etching; singlemode channel waveguides; tunable optical parametric oscillators; vacuum conditions;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020545
