title: Field induced dynamic waveguides based on potassium tantalate niobate crystals.
abstract: In this paper, a new type of optical waveguide based on potassium tantalate niobate (KTN) electro-optic crystal is presented. The guiding property of the optical waveguide can be quickly (on the order of nanosecond) tuned and controlled by the applied external electric field, which can be useful for many applications such as broadband ultrafast optical modulators, variable optical attenuators, and dynamic gain equalizers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
authors.forename: Yun-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chih-Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jimmy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yin