Second-order optical nonlinearities in dilute melt proton exchange waveguides in z-cut LiNbO3

Torben Erik Veng, Torben Skettrup, Kjeld Pedersen

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

407 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Planar optical waveguides with different refractive indices are made in z-cut LiNbO3 with a dilute proton exchange method using a system of glycerol containing KHSO4 and lithium benzoate. The optical second-order susceptibilities of these waveguides are measured by detecting the 266 nm reflected second-harmonic signal generated by a 532 nm beam directed onto the waveguide surface. It is found for this kind of waveguides that in the waveguide region all the second-order susceptibilities take values of at least 90% of the original LiNbO; values for refractive index changes less than similar to 0.013 at the 632.8 nm wavelength, whereas the susceptibilities are strongly reduced for larger index changes. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
Original languageEnglish
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume69
Issue number16
Pages (from-to)2333-2335
ISSN0003-6951
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1996

Bibliographical note

Copyright (1996) American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.

Keywords

  • INDEX
  • SHG COEFFICIENT
  • LIGHT
  • 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION
  • WAVE-GUIDE

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Second-order optical nonlinearities in dilute melt proton exchange waveguides in z-cut LiNbO3'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this