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Proton-exchanged Ga0 optical waveguides in LiNbO3 using octanoic acid

  • E. Y.B. Pun*
  • , Y. O. Tse
  • , P. S. Chung
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • City University of Hong Kong

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Abstract

Low-loss proton-exchanged planar waveguides in z-cut LiNbO3 were fabricated and characterized optically using a new proton source: octanoic acid. The waveguide exhibited a step-index profile with an index change of 0.118 measured at 0.633 μ m. The lowest waveguide propagation loss measured was 1.2 dB/cm, and it was reduced further to 0.4 dB/cm after annealing. The diffusion rate and the activation energy using this acid were found to be lower than those reported using other acids.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)522-523
Number of pages2
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume3
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1991
Externally publishedYes

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