Tailoring of refractive index profiles in LiNbO3 optical waveguides by low-fluence swift-ion irradiation

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 4454-4459

  Ruiz, T ^a   Mendez A ^a   Carrascosa, M ^a   Carnicero, J ^a   Garcia Cabaes A ^a   Olivares, J ^b   Agullo Lopez F ^a   Garcia Navarro A ^a   Garcia G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ÓPTICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION EXCHANGE; IRRADIATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AMORPHOUS NANOTRACKS; LOW-FLUENCE SWIFT-ION IRRADIATION; PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SWIFT IONS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 34547407742     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/15/011     Document Type: Article

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