Vapour phase proton-exchange: Technique for waveguide fabrication in LiNbO3

Electronics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 519-520

  Masalkar, P J ^a   Fujimura, M ^a   Suhara, T ^a   Nishihara, H ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lithium niobate; Optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ION EXCHANGE; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PROTONS;

LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FABRICATION; VAPOR PHASE PROTON EXCHANGE;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0031098836     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19970339     Document Type: Article

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