Characterization of alpha-phase soft proton-exchanged LiNbO3 optical waveguides.
Waveguides in LiNbO3 are realized by a soft proton exchange (SPE) process with use of a melt of stearic acid highly diluted by lithium stearate. No phase transitions are formed when alpha-phase waveguides are obtained by SPE. The alpha-phase presents the same crystalline structure as that of pure LiNbO3 crystal, and it maintains the excellent nonlinear and electro-optical properties of the bulk material. The kinetics of the SPE method is studied by the use of secondary-ion mass spectrometry and prism-coupling techniques. The hydrogen effective diffusion coefficient as well as the self-diffusion coefficients of H+ and Li+ ions are determined as a function of the proton-exchange temperature for X-cut LiNbO3.
Korkishko
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Department of Materials and Technology, Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology (Technical University), Zelenograd, Russia. korkishk@chem.miee.ru
Fedorov
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Baranov
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Proyaeva
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Morozova
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Caccavale
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Segato
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Kostritskii
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