Title :
A low-voltage tunable electro-optical polarization converter on freestanding thin-film LiNbO/sub 3/
Author :
Izuhara, T. ; Roth, R. ; Osgood, R.M., Jr. ; Bakhru, S. ; Bakhru, H.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Sci. Lab., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
A unique form of integrated electro-optical device using freestanding thin-films has been demonstrated using ion-slicing. Electro-optical polarization conversion on a 10-micron-thick lithium niobate slab shows a larger tunability of the conversion wavelength than for a bulk device.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; light polarisation; lithium compounds; niobium compounds; optical fabrication; optical films; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; thin film devices; 10 micron; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ thin-film; electro-optical device; electro-optical polarization converter; ion-slicing; tunability; wavelength conversion; Electrodes; Electrooptic devices; Lithium niobate; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical films; Polarization; Thin film devices; Transistors; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
