Two waveguide layers in lithium niobate crystal formed by swift heavy Kr ion irradiation

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/24/5/056102

Abstract

We report the formation of two waveguide layers in a lithium niobate crystal by irradiation with swift heavy Kr ions with high (GeV) energies and ultralow fluences. The micro-Raman spectra are measured at different depths in the irradiated layer and show that the high electronic energy loss can cause lattice damage along the ion trajectory, while the nuclear energy loss causes damage at the end of the ion track. Two waveguide layers are formed by confinement with two barriers associated with decreases in the refractive index that are caused by electronic and nuclear energy losses, respectively.

Keywords: optical waveguide swift heavy ions lithium niobate

Received: 18 November 2014
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PACS:	61.80.Jh	(Ion radiation effects)
	42.79.Gn	(Optical waveguides and couplers)

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11275117, U1432120, and 11274188) and the Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou (HIRFL), China.

Corresponding Authors: Wang Xue-Lin
E-mail: xuelinwang@sdu.edu.cn

About author: 61.80.Jh; 42.79.Gn

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Liu Tao (刘涛), Huang Qing (黄庆), Zhao Jin-Hua (赵金花), Kong Wei-Jin (孔伟金), Liu Peng (刘鹏), Zhang Lian (张连), Zhou Yu-Fan (周育范), Yu Xiao-Fei (于晓飞), Wang Lei (王磊), Wang Xue-Lin (王雪林) Two waveguide layers in lithium niobate crystal formed by swift heavy Kr ion irradiation 2015 Chin. Phys. B 24 056102

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