FULLY PLANAR PROTON-EXCHANGED LITHIUM-NIOBATE WAVE-GUIDES WITH GRATING TAPS

Authors
ZHANG H LI MJ NAJAFI SI SCHWELB O
Citation
H. Zhang et al., FULLY PLANAR PROTON-EXCHANGED LITHIUM-NIOBATE WAVE-GUIDES WITH GRATING TAPS, Applied optics, 33(16), 1994, pp. 3391-3393
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Applied optics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036935
Volume
33
Issue
16
Year of publication
1994
Pages
3391 - 3393
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(1994)33:16<3391:FPPLWW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A two-step proton-exchange process to produce waveguides and gratings in lithium niobate is described. In both steps, mixtures of lithium be nzoate and benzoic acid are used. The fabricated components are charac terized at 0.633 and 0.422 mum. In particular, we observe that the lig ht intensity diffracted into the air by the grating is approximately 0 .5% of that in the waveguide.