Preservation of periodically poled structures in Zu-diffused LiNbO3 waveguides

Authors
Nevado, R Cantelar, E Lifante, G Cusso, F
Citation
R. Nevado et al., Preservation of periodically poled structures in Zu-diffused LiNbO3 waveguides, JPN J A P 2, 39(6A), 2000, pp. L488-L489
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
6A
Year of publication
2000
Pages
L488 - L489
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
In this work the Formation of optical waveguides in periodically poled Lith ium niobate (PPLN) substrates by Zn-diffusion from vapour phase is studied. It has been found that the diffusion of the Zn ions is homogeneous in the PPLN substrates and the optical waveguides can be fabricated with the same parameters used in single-domain lithium niobate. The periodic ferroelectri c domain pattern initially present in the substrate is preserved in the wav eguides.