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Ultra-smooth lithium niobate photonic micro-structures by surface tension reshaping

Ultra-smooth lithium niobate photonic micro-structures by surface tension reshaping
Ultra-smooth lithium niobate photonic micro-structures by surface tension reshaping
Annealing of micro-structured lithium niobate substrates at temperatures close to, but below the melting point, allows surface tension to reshape preferentially melted surface zones of the crystal. The reshaped surface re-crystallizes upon cooling to form a single crystal again as it is seeded by the bulk which remains solid throughout the process. This procedure yields ultra-smooth single crystal superstructures suitable for the fabrication of photonic micro-components with low scattering loss.
1094-4087
11508-11513
Ying, Charlie Y.J.
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Peacock, Anna C.
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Johann, Florian
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Soergel, Elisabeth
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Eason, Robert W.
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Zervas, Mikhail N.
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Ying, Charlie Y.J., Sones, Collin L., Peacock, Anna C., Johann, Florian, Soergel, Elisabeth, Eason, Robert W., Zervas, Mikhail N. and Mailis, Sakellaris (2010) Ultra-smooth lithium niobate photonic micro-structures by surface tension reshaping. Optics Express, 18 (11), 11508-11513. (doi:10.1364/OE.18.011508). (PMID:20589011)

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Annealing of micro-structured lithium niobate substrates at temperatures close to, but below the melting point, allows surface tension to reshape preferentially melted surface zones of the crystal. The reshaped surface re-crystallizes upon cooling to form a single crystal again as it is seeded by the bulk which remains solid throughout the process. This procedure yields ultra-smooth single crystal superstructures suitable for the fabrication of photonic micro-components with low scattering loss.

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Published date: 24 May 2010

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Local EPrints ID: 178675
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/178675
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: 7e6e0a8d-f31d-4f99-a728-9051f6f7660e
ORCID for Anna C. Peacock: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1940-7172
ORCID for Robert W. Eason: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9704-2204
ORCID for Mikhail N. Zervas: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0651-4059
ORCID for Sakellaris Mailis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8100-2670

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Date deposited: 25 Mar 2011 10:00
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:42

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Author: Charlie Y.J. Ying
Author: Collin L. Sones
Author: Anna C. Peacock ORCID iD
Author: Florian Johann
Author: Elisabeth Soergel
Author: Robert W. Eason ORCID iD
Author: Mikhail N. Zervas ORCID iD
Author: Sakellaris Mailis ORCID iD

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