Photorefractive effect in proton-implanted Fe-doped KNbO3 waveguides at telecommunication wavelengths

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Brulisauer, S [1 ]
Fluck, D [1 ]
Gunter, P [1 ]
Beckers, L [1 ]
Buchal, C [1 ]
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[1] FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH, FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM, INST SCHICHT & IONENTECH 2, KOOPERAT FORSCH & ANWENDUNG, D-52425 JULICH, GERMANY
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10.1364/JOSAB.13.002544
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We report on photorefractive two-beam coupling in proton-implanted Fe-doped KNbO3 waveguides at wavelengths from 632.8 to 1550 nm. Exponential gain coefficients of 11 and 0.9 cm(-1) were measured at wavelengths of 632.8 nm and 1550 nm, respectively. Photorefractive response times as low as 120 mu s are reported at 632.8 nm for a pump power of 4 mW. It is shown that proton irradiation increases the effective trap density, decreases the response time, and extends the photorefractive sensitivity of Fe-doped KNbO3 crystals toward near-infrared wavelengths. (C) 1996 Optical Society of America.
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