Ultra-smooth lithium niobate single crystal photonic micro-structures

Author

Mailis, S. ; Ying, Y.J. ; Sones, C.L. ; Peacock, A.C. ; Johann, F. ; Soergel, E. ; Eason, R.W. ; Zervas, M.N.

Author_Institution

Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Thermal treatment of micro-structured lithium niobate, at temperatures close to the Curie point, induces preferential surface melting and re-crystallization. This process yields ultra-smooth single crystal superstructures suitable for fabrication of low scattering loss photonic micro-components.

Keywords

micro-optics; optical losses; photonic crystals; Curie point; loss photonic; low scattering; microcomponents; preferential surface melting; re-crystallization; thermal treatment; ultra-smooth single crystal superstructures; ultrasmooth lithium niobate single crystal photonic microstructures; Etching; Lithium niobate; Optical scattering; Photonic crystals; Rough surfaces; Scanning electron microscopy; Surface roughness; Surface topography; Surface treatment; Temperature; (220.0220) Optical design and fabrication; (230.0230) Optical devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5225594