Novel self-aligned fabrication process for nickel-indiffused lithium niobate ridge optical waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 613-620

  Chang, Wen Ching ^a   Sue, Chao Yung ^d   Hou, Hung Ching ^d   Chang, Shih Jung ^b   Wei, Pei Kuen ^c  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; ETCHING; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT MODULATION; LITHIUM NIOBATE; MULTILAYERS; NICKEL; SILICON; TITANIUM;

MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATORS; RIDGE WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032648056     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.754791     Document Type: Article

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