STRONGLY REDUCED OPTICAL NONLINEARITY IN LITHIUM TANTALATE DUE TO PROTON-EXCHANGE

Authors
AHLFELDT H LAURELL F ARVIDSSON G
Citation
H. Ahlfeldt et al., STRONGLY REDUCED OPTICAL NONLINEARITY IN LITHIUM TANTALATE DUE TO PROTON-EXCHANGE, Electronics Letters, 29(9), 1993, pp. 819-821
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
29
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
819 - 821
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1993)29:9<819:SRONIL>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Reflection SHG measurements with fundamental wavelength 532 nm have be en carried out on proton-exchanged LiTaO3 waveguides. The SH signal de creased exponentially with waveguide thickness. The result is interpre ted as a strongly reduced nonlinearity in the proton-exchanged layer. An increased signal was observed from annealed samples.