Fabrication of piezoelectric micro-cantilevers in domain-engineered LiNbO3 single crystals

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作者
Sones, C [1 ]
Mailis, S [1 ]
Apostolopoulos, V [1 ]
Barry, IE [1 ]
Gawith, C [1 ]
Smith, PGR [1 ]
Eason, RW [1 ]
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[1] Univ Southampton, Optoelect Res Ctr, Southampton SO17 1BJ, Hants, England
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10.1088/0960-1317/12/1/308
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We report on a novel route for fabrication of micro-cantilevers in ferroelectric single-crystal lithium niobate (LiNbO3). Using the sequential techniques of photo lithographic patterning. electric field poling, direct bonding and domain-oriented differential etching, free-standing cantilevers of dimensions 50 mum x 50 mum x 5 mm in the x. z and v crystallographic directions, respectively, have been fabricated.
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