Abstract

Diffusion techniques have provided an alternative to thin film technology for the fabrication of LiNbO₃ and LiTaO₃ light guiding layers. The effects of metal and dielectric film overlays on the propagation of TE and TM modes in diffused LiNbO₃ optical waveguides with expontential profile are investigated. Also examined are strip loaded metal-clad optical waveguides providing 2-D confinement to the light beam.

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Effects of a buffer layer on TM modes in a metal-clad optical waveguide using Ti-diffused LiNbO₃ C-plate

Masamitsu Masuda and Jiro Koyama
Appl. Opt. 16(11) 2994-3000 (1977)

Strip-loaded waveguide formed in a graded-index LiNbO₃ planar waveguide

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Appl. Opt. 17(12) 1953-1958 (1978)

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S. C. Rashleigh
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