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Surface domain inversion in ferroelectric lithium niobate

Surface domain inversion in ferroelectric lithium niobate
Surface domain inversion in ferroelectric lithium niobate
Periodic inversion is reported for ferroelectric domains near the surface of z-cut lithium niobate crystals by a modified electric field poling technique. The depth of the inverted domain region extends to values of order a few µm (5-10 µm) below the surface of the crystal, thereby removing the high aspect ratio instability problems associated with bulk poling, and therefore allowing the fabrication of fine period ferroelectric domain structures. Using this method periods as short as 1 µm have been achieved. Such periodic domain distributions have been fabricated in Ti-indiffused and proton exchanged lithium niobate waveguides and our first quasi-phase-matching results are shown.
Lithium Niobate Waveguides, Ferroelectric Domain Engineering, Frequency Conversion
91-97
Busacca, A.C.
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Sones, C.L.
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Eason, R.W.
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Mailis, S.
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Busacca, A.C.
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Sones, C.L.
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Busacca, A.C., Sones, C.L., Eason, R.W. and Mailis, S. (2003) Surface domain inversion in ferroelectric lithium niobate. Ferroelectrics, 296 (1), 91-97. (doi:10.1080/00150190390239170).

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Abstract

Periodic inversion is reported for ferroelectric domains near the surface of z-cut lithium niobate crystals by a modified electric field poling technique. The depth of the inverted domain region extends to values of order a few µm (5-10 µm) below the surface of the crystal, thereby removing the high aspect ratio instability problems associated with bulk poling, and therefore allowing the fabrication of fine period ferroelectric domain structures. Using this method periods as short as 1 µm have been achieved. Such periodic domain distributions have been fabricated in Ti-indiffused and proton exchanged lithium niobate waveguides and our first quasi-phase-matching results are shown.

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Published date: 2003
Keywords: Lithium Niobate Waveguides, Ferroelectric Domain Engineering, Frequency Conversion

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Local EPrints ID: 13881
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/13881
PURE UUID: 07f807db-686a-4005-8f33-43dba4c2ba2b
ORCID for R.W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204
ORCID for S. Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670

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Date deposited: 08 Feb 2005
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:37

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Author: A.C. Busacca
Author: C.L. Sones
Author: R.W. Eason ORCID iD
Author: S. Mailis ORCID iD

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