Effect of ambient water vapour on stability of lithium niobate electro-optic waveguide devices

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Abstract
A study of the effect of ambient water vapour on the stability of LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder optical waveguide devices is reported. It is shown using both a conventional stability measurement technique and a novel voltage-stressing technique that the presence of water vapour degrades considerably the stability of these devices.