Effect of proton exchange on periodically poled ferroelectric domains in lithium tantalate

Authors
Rastogi, V Baldi, P Aboud, I Aschieri, P De Micheli, MP Ostrowsky, DB Meyn, JP
Citation
V. Rastogi et al., Effect of proton exchange on periodically poled ferroelectric domains in lithium tantalate, OPT MATER, 15(1), 2000, pp. 27-32
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
OPTICAL MATERIALS
ISSN journal
09253467 → ACNP
Volume
15
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
27 - 32
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-3467(200009)15:1<27:EOPEOP>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We have studied the effect of various proton exchange (PE) processes on fer roelectric domain structure in periodically poled lithium tantalate using a selective chemical etching technique. We show that proton exchange carried out using the highly diluted melt can produce waveguides in periodically p oled lithium tantalate without any erasure of domain structure. (C) 2000 El sevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.