ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
This paper reports the results of structural analysis of proton-exchanged lithium niobate optical waveguides fabricated in Z-, X-, and Y-cut substrates immersed in pure benzoic acid. Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, nuclear reactions, secondary ion mass spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, and x-ray diffraction were used to measure atomic composition profiles and the marked lattice distortion induced by the proton exchange process in the waveguiding layer. H and Li concentration measurements indicate an exchange of about 70% of the Li atoms are present in the virgin LiNbO3 crystal.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.336968
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