Title :
High refractive index contrast ridge waveguides in LiNbO3 thin films
Author :
Hu, H. ; Ricken, Raimund ; Sohler, W.
Author_Institution :
Angewandte Phys., Univ. Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
Abstract :
Optical waveguides of high refractive index contrast enable small cross section dimensions and small bending radii of curved waveguides, a prerequisite for high density integrated optics. For nonlinear optics in materials like lithium niobate (LiNbO3, LN) the resulting small mode size yields a high guided mode intensity increasing the efficiency of nonlinear interactions.
Keywords :
lithium compounds; niobium compounds; optical waveguides; refractive index; thin films; LiNbO3; curved waveguides; optical waveguides; refractive index contrast ridge waveguides; thin films; Annealing; Bonding; Lithium niobate; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Refractive index; Rough surfaces; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196502
