Polarization Dependence in Ti-Diffused LiNbO3 Directional Couplers
Applied Optics, Vol. 41, Issue 1, pp. 74-77 (2002)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.41.000074
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Abstract
The effect of design and fabrication parameters on the dependence on polarization of the splitting ratio in directional couplers produced by Ti diffusion in LiNbO3 has been investigated experimentally at a wavelength of 1.54 μm. The parametric study was carried out at a diffusion temperature of 1025 °C, which was found to suppress outdiffusion effects. The directional couplers were produced by use of various combinations of waveguide separation, Ti film thickness, and diffusion time. Of particular interest was the identification of parameter sets for which the sum of TE and TM splitting ratios equals unity, as required for electro-optic and acousto-optic tunable filter designs with relaxed beam-splitter requirements. Directional couplers that closely match this criterion were obtained by diffusion of 3.5-mm-long, 7-μm-wide Ti strips separated by 11 μm for 11 h. It was found that a bending angle of 0.6° for input and output waveguides produces lower transmission loss for both polarizations than a 1.0° bend angle (>1-dB loss reduction).
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OCIS Codes
(130.0130) Integrated optics : Integrated optics
(130.3120) Integrated optics : Integrated optics devices
(130.3730) Integrated optics : Lithium niobate
(230.1360) Optical devices : Beam splitters
Citation
Donghua Gu, Ohannes Eknoyan, and Henry F. Taylor, "Polarization Dependence in Ti-Diffused LiNbO3 Directional Couplers," Appl. Opt. 41, 74-77 (2002)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-41-1-74
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