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Chapter and Conference Paper
H:LiNbO3 AND H:LiTaO3 PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES: FORMATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
This paper summarizes the results of our systematic study of PE and APE planar waveguides in LiNbO3 and LiTaO3. We focused on the optical and structural characterization of PE layers formed on Z-cut substrates. T...
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Relaxation of Raman polarisation rules in H:LiNbO3
We study the influence of hydrogen diffusion on the Raman spectra of highly protonated LiNbO3 waveguides. Vibrations in the lowest frequency range (30–150 cm-1) in various scattering configurations are reported. ...
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Raman characterization of H:LiNbO3 waveguides
In this work we present polarized Raman measurements of z-cut multimode H:LiNbO3 waveguides in the κi- and βi-phase states. A spectrum with unexpected form and behaviour, originating from the layer at the very su...
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Metastable phases in HxLi1-xTaO3 waveguide layers and pure LiTaO3
The formation of high-temperature phases in low-doped H:LiTaO3 waveguide layers in Z-cut LiTaO3 has been observed both by refractive-index and IR-spectra measurements. This permits us to correlate the index jumps...
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Proton-exchange influence on the polar phonons of LiTaO3 optical waveguides
Refractive index change and Raman scattering of Z-cut proton-exchanged LiTaO3 optical waveguides with different composition have been studied. Probing of the waveguide depth was carried out by using micro-Raman s...
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Evidence of different β-phases in highly protonated z-cut H:LiNbO3 waveguides by raman scattering
waveguides is demonstrated by the Raman scattering technique. Multimode waveguides have been produced by using pyrophosphoric, benzoic, and diluted benzoic acids as a proton source. The proton-exchanged (PE) ...
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Chapter
Rb:KTP Optical Waveguides
KTi0PO4 (KTP) has unique nonlinear and electrooptic properties, very attractive for a variety of applications in the field of nonlinear and integrated optics. At room temperature, it has a ferroelectric structure...
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Chapter
Soliton-Based Logic Gates and Soliton Transmission Systems
This chapter provides access to basic envelope solitons concepts, the motivation for their study in the area of electromagnetic wave transmission and, finally, the elements underpinning the proposed use for so...
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Chapter
Waveguide Mach-Zehnder Intensity Modulator produced via Proton Exchange Technology in LiNbO3
Guided-wave Mach-Zehnder intensity modulators are key elements for a variety of applications in optical communications. They usually present a broad operation band and low drive voltages. Two general ways for ...
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Chapter
Electrooptic Effect in Proton Exchanged LiNbO3 Waveguides
Most of the electrooptic guided-wave devices in lithium niobate utilise the r33 electrooptic coefficient. The devices made by using proton exchange (PE) process have indicated that their experimental efficiency i...
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Raman scattering and phase state of H:LiTaO3 waveguide thin films
Raman scattering of optical waveguides formed by proton-exchange in lithium tantalate is studied. The effect of a post-exchange annealing up to 420°C on the optical properties and Raman spectra are also invest...
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Phase transition study of H:LiNbO3 waveguides by Raman spectroscopy
New results on Raman spectra of protonated LiNbO3 are reported in order to clarify the structural and compositional changes in waveguide layers during proton exchange and post-exchange annealing processes. Sample...
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A planar electrooptic beam splitter/modulator with a pair of parallel electrodes
A new planar electrooptic beam splitter with a pair of parallel electrodes is proposed and its characteristics are demonstrated on LiNbO3. At a voltage up to 80 V and a 9.5 μm electrode separation, the two output...
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Electrooptic waveguide switch using total internal reflection
An optical switching experinteml Based; ob the electrooptic control of total internal reflection of light in a Ti/LiNbO3 planar waveguide is reported The device uses a refractive index gap, formed by only applyin...
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Ti:LiNbO3 optical waveguides
Various experiments on Ti diffused optical waveguides in LiNbO3 have been carried out in order to determine precisely the character of the diffusion process. The required guide parameters and the effective mode i...
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Propagation characteristics of Ag+ ion-exchanged stripe waveguides
A detailed experimental study of stripe waveguides formed by Ag+/Na ion-exchange has been carried out. Propagation constants were precisely measured by excitation of single output pq-lines. The resulting data all...
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Losses in diffused optical waveguides
It has been shown that the attenuation characteristics of TE modes in diffused waveguides are different from those of a conventional slab. A simple semiempirical analysis is performed on the base of a ray-opti...
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Determination of refractive index profiles in diffused optical waveguides
An improved method for the reconstruction of diffused waveguide index profiles from experimental mode spectra is proposed. The method uses a parabolic approximation between successive points. It is tested on t...
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Lightguiding in ion-exchanged glasses
A comparison is made of different Gaussian refractive index distributions in waveguides formed by thermal diffusion of silver ions into glass. Guides prepared for various diffusion times are investigated. It i...
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Modes in diffused optical waveguides (parabolic and Gaussian models)
A simple analytical description of diffused optical waveguides by a Gaussian refractive index profile is proposed and compared to a parabolic one. Propagation constants and fields are obtained in terms of well...