Control of proton exchange for LiTaO_3 waveguides and the crystal structure of HxLi_1−xTaO_3
- 15 August 1995
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 20 (16) , 1698-1700
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.20.001698
Abstract
We show how the phase diagram of the HxLi1−xTaO3 waveguiding layer on top of a crystal of a given orientation allows one to understand, and thus to control, the proton-exchange process in lithium tantalate. Different ways of producing high-quality waveguides are identified.Keywords
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