Photorefractive LiNbO3 waveguides fabricated by combining He-implantation and copper exchange

Authors
Kostritskii, SM Moretti, P
Citation
Sm. Kostritskii et P. Moretti, Photorefractive LiNbO3 waveguides fabricated by combining He-implantation and copper exchange, APP PHYS B, 68(5), 1999, pp. 801-805
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
ISSN journal
09462171 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
801 - 805
Database
ISI
SICI code
0946-2171(199905)68:5<801:PLWFBC>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
We report on the fabrication and properties of He-implanted waveguides in l ithium niobate, which are additionally doped with copper by using an ion-ex change process. We show that the photorefractive sensitivity in the wavegui des is increased by a factor of 3000.