FABRICATION OF LITHIUM-NIOBATE OPTICAL CHANNEL WAVE-GUIDES BY NICKEL INDIFFUSION

被引:9
作者
WEI, PK [1 ]
WANG, WS [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL TAIWAN UNIV,DEPT ELECT ENGN,TAIPEI 10617,TAIWAN
关键词
LITHIUM NIOBATE WAVE-GUIDES; NICKEL INDIFFUSION;
D O I
10.1002/mop.4650070504
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Singly and randomly polarized nickel-indiffused waveguides in lithium niobate were found when fabricated under different diffusion conditions. The randomly polarized waveguides are verified to have the advantages of no outdiffusion guiding layer and low diffusion temperatures. The linear electro-optic coefficient was found only slightly decreased when checked using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. (C) 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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页码:219 / 221
页数:3
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