We report the near-stoichiometric Ti:LiNbO3 strip waveguides fabricated by vapour transport equilibration (VTE) at 1060~^{/circ}C for 12 h and co-diffusion of 4--8~/mu m wide, 115-nm thick Ti-strips. Optical stud...We report the near-stoichiometric Ti:LiNbO3 strip waveguides fabricated by vapour transport equilibration (VTE) at 1060~^{/circ}C for 12 h and co-diffusion of 4--8~/mu m wide, 115-nm thick Ti-strips. Optical studies show that these waveguides are monomode at 1.5~/mu m and have losses of 1.3 and 1.1~dB/cm for the TM and TE modes, respectively. In the waveguide width/depth direction, the mode field follows a Gauss/Hermite--Gauss profile. A secondary ion mass spectrometry study reveals that the Ti profile follows a sum of two error functions along the width direction and a complementary error function in the depth direction. Micro-Raman analysis shows that the Li-composition in the depth direction also follows a complementary error function. The mean Li/Nb ratio in the waveguide layer is about 0.98. The inhomogeneous Li-composition profile results in a varied substrate index in the guiding layer, and the refractive index profile in the guiding layer is given.展开更多
Transmission spectra of triangular lattice photonic crystals milled in the top surface of an annealed proton- exchange waveguide are numerically simulated. The effects of the finite depth, conical shape, trapezoidal s...Transmission spectra of triangular lattice photonic crystals milled in the top surface of an annealed proton- exchange waveguide are numerically simulated. The effects of the finite depth, conical shape, trapezoidal shape and hybrid shape of holes are theoretically analyzed. Due to the difficulty of milling high aspect-ratio cylindrical holes in lithium niobate (LiNbO3 ), a compromised solution is proposed to improve the overlap between shallow holes and the waveguide mode, and useful transmission spectra with strong contrast and sharp band edges are achieved.展开更多
The self imaging effect in graded index waveguides using annealed proton exchange (APE) technique in lithium niobate (LiNbO 3) waveguides is analyzed and simulated using the three dimensional nonparaxial beam pro...The self imaging effect in graded index waveguides using annealed proton exchange (APE) technique in lithium niobate (LiNbO 3) waveguides is analyzed and simulated using the three dimensional nonparaxial beam propagation method (BPM).On this basis,a 1×8 multimode interference (MMI) optical power splitter by APE technique in X cut LiNibO 3 with Y propagation substrate is fabricated.Measurements show that the device has realized eight powers splittings.展开更多
In order to realize a high accuracy seismic exploration in the high electro-magnetic field and to improve oil producibility and recovery efficiency,a three-component photoelastic waveguide accelerometer is designed. B...In order to realize a high accuracy seismic exploration in the high electro-magnetic field and to improve oil producibility and recovery efficiency,a three-component photoelastic waveguide accelerometer is designed. Based on the photoelastic effect,the Mach-Zehnder integrated optical interferometer is designed to measure the three-orthogonal components of acceleration and the combined three-component simple harmonic vibrator is designed to reduce the cross-talk among the acceleration components. According to the variation of LiNbO3 waveguide phase under the action of the applied acceleration,the cross-axise sensitivity and transverse sensitivity ratio(TSR) were analysed. The results reveal that the accelerometer has wide band and good linearity. It can satisfy the sensor requirements of high accuracy seismic exploration. The main design parameters of the geophone system are:phase sensitivity:1.86×10-4 Rad·m-1·s-2,natural frequency:3 500 Hz,and the transverse sensitivity ratio:0.11%.展开更多
Benzoic acid as a source of proton is widely used in the technology of manufacture of proton exchanged ( PE) waveguide .But the diffusing speed of proton is too fast to make the waveguide stable in the pure benzoic ac...Benzoic acid as a source of proton is widely used in the technology of manufacture of proton exchanged ( PE) waveguide .But the diffusing speed of proton is too fast to make the waveguide stable in the pure benzoic acid. The characteristic of waveguide is improved with mixture of benzoic acid and lithium benzoate .展开更多
A simple fabrication method of self-aligned ridge waveguides with dielectric side buffers is demonstrated on +Z-cut LiNbO3. The ridge waveguide is fabricated by a combination of the annealed proton exchange process an...A simple fabrication method of self-aligned ridge waveguides with dielectric side buffers is demonstrated on +Z-cut LiNbO3. The ridge waveguide is fabricated by a combination of the annealed proton exchange process and the proton-exchanged wet etching technique.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50872089 and 60577012)the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Grant No. CityU 1194/07)
文摘We report the near-stoichiometric Ti:LiNbO3 strip waveguides fabricated by vapour transport equilibration (VTE) at 1060~^{/circ}C for 12 h and co-diffusion of 4--8~/mu m wide, 115-nm thick Ti-strips. Optical studies show that these waveguides are monomode at 1.5~/mu m and have losses of 1.3 and 1.1~dB/cm for the TM and TE modes, respectively. In the waveguide width/depth direction, the mode field follows a Gauss/Hermite--Gauss profile. A secondary ion mass spectrometry study reveals that the Ti profile follows a sum of two error functions along the width direction and a complementary error function in the depth direction. Micro-Raman analysis shows that the Li-composition in the depth direction also follows a complementary error function. The mean Li/Nb ratio in the waveguide layer is about 0.98. The inhomogeneous Li-composition profile results in a varied substrate index in the guiding layer, and the refractive index profile in the guiding layer is given.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 50872089,61077039 and 61377060the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China under Grant No 11211014+1 种基金the Key Program for Research on Fundamental to Application and Leading Technology of Tianjin Science and Technology Commission of China under Grant No 11JCZDJC15500the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China under Grant No 20100032110052
文摘Transmission spectra of triangular lattice photonic crystals milled in the top surface of an annealed proton- exchange waveguide are numerically simulated. The effects of the finite depth, conical shape, trapezoidal shape and hybrid shape of holes are theoretically analyzed. Due to the difficulty of milling high aspect-ratio cylindrical holes in lithium niobate (LiNbO3 ), a compromised solution is proposed to improve the overlap between shallow holes and the waveguide mode, and useful transmission spectra with strong contrast and sharp band edges are achieved.
文摘The self imaging effect in graded index waveguides using annealed proton exchange (APE) technique in lithium niobate (LiNbO 3) waveguides is analyzed and simulated using the three dimensional nonparaxial beam propagation method (BPM).On this basis,a 1×8 multimode interference (MMI) optical power splitter by APE technique in X cut LiNibO 3 with Y propagation substrate is fabricated.Measurements show that the device has realized eight powers splittings.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(40774067)The Program of International Cooperation and Exchange in National Natural Science Foundation of China(40811240167)The Program of the Key Science and Technology of Sichuan(07JY029-135)
文摘In order to realize a high accuracy seismic exploration in the high electro-magnetic field and to improve oil producibility and recovery efficiency,a three-component photoelastic waveguide accelerometer is designed. Based on the photoelastic effect,the Mach-Zehnder integrated optical interferometer is designed to measure the three-orthogonal components of acceleration and the combined three-component simple harmonic vibrator is designed to reduce the cross-talk among the acceleration components. According to the variation of LiNbO3 waveguide phase under the action of the applied acceleration,the cross-axise sensitivity and transverse sensitivity ratio(TSR) were analysed. The results reveal that the accelerometer has wide band and good linearity. It can satisfy the sensor requirements of high accuracy seismic exploration. The main design parameters of the geophone system are:phase sensitivity:1.86×10-4 Rad·m-1·s-2,natural frequency:3 500 Hz,and the transverse sensitivity ratio:0.11%.
基金This work is supported by science and technology bureau of Shanghai under the fundation of special project of Optical Science and Technology.
文摘Benzoic acid as a source of proton is widely used in the technology of manufacture of proton exchanged ( PE) waveguide .But the diffusing speed of proton is too fast to make the waveguide stable in the pure benzoic acid. The characteristic of waveguide is improved with mixture of benzoic acid and lithium benzoate .
文摘A simple fabrication method of self-aligned ridge waveguides with dielectric side buffers is demonstrated on +Z-cut LiNbO3. The ridge waveguide is fabricated by a combination of the annealed proton exchange process and the proton-exchanged wet etching technique.