| Title: |
Fabrication of Embedded Waveguides in Lithium-Niobate Crystals by Radiation Damage |
| Author(s): |
K. Peithmann  , M.-R. Zamani-Meymian , M. Haaks , K. Maier , B. Andreas, K. Buse and H. Modrow |
| Journal: |
Appl. Phys. B |
| Year: |
2006 |
| Volume: |
82 |
| Issue: |
3 |
| Pages: |
419-422 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/s00340-005-2002-3 |
| File URL: |
http://www.springerlink.com/content/ymmmw7g171131779/ |
| Abstract: |
Irradiation of lithium-niobate crystals (LiNbO3) with fast, high-energy 3He ions changes the refractive index in the interaction region where the ions speed through the material. Thus an inhomogeneous flux density profile can be used for a tailored modification of the optical properties of LiNbO3 crystals, without employing ion implantation. A new method to fabricate embedded, polarization sensitive channel waveguides in LiNbO3 utilizing accelerated 3He ions with an energy of 40 MeV is demonstrated. |
