Use of method for chemical etching for identification of structure of proton exchange channel waveguides fabricated on Z-cut of lithium niobate crystal

Author(s):  
Vladimir I. Kichigin ◽  
Sergey S. Mushinsky ◽  
Igor V. Petukhov ◽  
Denis I. Shevtsov ◽  
Anatoly B. Volyntsev
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 9853
Author(s):  
Roman Ponomarev ◽  
Yuri Konstantinov ◽  
Maxim Belokrylov ◽  
Ivan Lobach ◽  
Denis Shevtsov

This work is devoted to the study of the pyroelectric effect on the properties of optical waveguides formed in a lithium niobate crystal by proton exchange. In the present work, we studied the cessation effect of the radiation channeling during thermocycling of Y-splitters samples. We examined the spectral dependence of optical losses on the wavelength using an optical spectrum analyzer. The results demonstrate that in the range of 1530–1570 nm, all wavelengths are suppressed equally. The optical frequency domain reflectometry shows that the increase of optical losses is observed along the entire waveguide, but not only at the Y-splitting point, as supposed earlier.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (21) ◽  
pp. 4585
Author(s):  
Roman Sergeevitch Ponomarev ◽  
Denis Igorevitch Shevtsov ◽  
Pavel Victorovitch Karnaushkin

It is shown that the termination of the channeling of the fundamental radiation mode in the waveguide can be observed upon heating of an optical integrated circuit based on proton exchange channel waveguides formed in a lithium niobate single crystal. This process is reversible, but restoration of waveguide performance takes tens of minutes. The effect of the waveguide disappearance is observed upon rapid heating (5 K/min) from a low temperature (minus 40 °C). This effect can lead to a temporary failure of navigation systems using fiber optic gyroscopes with modulators based on a lithium niobate crystal.


Author(s):  
Roman Ponomarev ◽  
Yuri Konstantinov ◽  
Ivan Lobach ◽  
Maxim Belokrylov ◽  
Denis Shevtsov

This work is devoted to the study of the pyroelectric effect on the qualities of optical waveguides formed in a lithium niobate crystal by proton exchange. In the present work, we investigated the cessation effect of the radiation channeling during thermocycling of Y-splitters samples. We examined the spectral dependence of optical losses on a wavelength using an optical spectrum analyzer. The results demonstrate that in the range of 1530–1570 nm, all wavelengths are suppressed equally. The optical reflectometry method in the frequency domain shows that the increase of optical losses is observed along the entire waveguide, but not only at the Y-distribution point, as supposed earlier.


Author(s):  
Roman Ponomarev ◽  
Denis Shevtsov ◽  
Pavel Karnaushkin

It is shown that the termination of the channeling of the fundamental radiation mode in the waveguide can be observed upon heating of an optical integrated circuit based on proton exchange channel waveguides formed in a lithium niobate single crystal. This process is reversible, but restoration of waveguide performance takes tens of minutes. The effect of the waveguide disappearance is observed upon rapid heating (5 °C/min) from a low temperature (minus 40 °C). This effect can lead to a temporary failure of navigation systems using fiber optic gyroscopes with modulators based on a lithium niobate crystal


2005 ◽  
Vol 480-481 ◽  
pp. 429-436
Author(s):  
M. Domenech ◽  
G. Lifante ◽  
F. Cussó ◽  
A. Parisi ◽  
A.C. Cino ◽  
...  

In this work, the complete fabrication process which combines Proton Exchange (PE) and Reverse Proton Exchange (RPE) in Neodymium doped LiNbO3 channel waveguides is reported. To produce the PE-RPE channel waveguides the fabrication of dielectric SiO2 masks had to be implemented. For this propose, we adopted a technique based on the Ion Plating Plasma Assisted Deposition of SiO2 followed by the standard ultraviolet photolithographic patterning. On the other hand, we determined the main optical and spectroscopic properties of Nd3+ ions in the channel waveguides including the study of the lifetime as function as the polarisation.


2010 ◽  
Vol 09 (04) ◽  
pp. 311-315
Author(s):  
G. Y. SI ◽  
A. J. DANNER ◽  
J. H. TENG ◽  
S. S. ANG ◽  
A. B. CHEW ◽  
...  

Channel waveguides have been fabricated in x-cut lithium niobate (LiNbO3) by proton exchange (PE) method and optically measured. The thickness and the optical constants of the thin PE layer were characterized using a prism coupling technique. The PE area was plasma etched and a 2.775-μm total etching depth was achieved. The measured average etching rate is 92.5 nm/min. One- and two-dimensional dense arrays of LiNbO3 nanostructures have also been fabricated by using interference lithography (IL) and inductively coupled plasma reactive ion etching (ICP-RIE) techniques.


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