Micro-Raman analysis on LiNbO3 substrates and surfaces: Compositional homogeneity and effects of etching and polishing processes on structural properties

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 380-384

  Galinetto, P ^a   Marinone, M ^a   Grando, D ^a   Samoggia, G ^a   Caccavale, F ^b   Morbiato, A ^b   Musolino, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b SAES GETTERS S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congruent lithium niobate; Lithium niobate surface structure; Lithium niobate wafers; Raman spectroscopy; Stoichiometric lithium niobate; Surface damage; Surface etching

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ETCHING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLISHING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; STOICHIOMETRY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CONGRUENT LITHIUM NIOBATE; LITHIUM NIOBATE SURFACE STRUCTURES; LITHIUM NIOBATE WAFERS; STOICHIOMETRIC LITHIUM NIOBATE; SURFACE DAMAGE; SURFACE ETCHING;

LITHIUM NIOBATE;

EID: 33846407938     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2005.05.007     Document Type: Article

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