Real-time non-destructive testing of dynamic holograms in doubly-doped LiNbO3 crystals using phase-conjugate technique

Nankai University

LiNbO3电光调制器的小信号功率测试法研究

阐述了小信号功率测试法测量LiNbO3电光调制器频率响应的原理，对传统的小信号功率测试法加以改进，在以网络分析仪（VNA）为主的常用扫频测试系统基础上建立起一套简单可靠的新型测试系统，实现了计算机控制自动测量。改进的测试方法考虑了测试系统中微波器件固有频响对测试结果的影响，并通过对器件进行校准加以消除。通过实验表明该方法的准确性。

脊形结构LiNbO3光波导调制器的扩展点匹配法分析

将点匹配法扩展应用于脊形结构LiNbO3光波导调制器电极的准静态分析中.将调制器各区域的势函数表示为该区域中满足Laplace方程的一系列基函数的级数,匹配边界上有限个点的边界条件以确定出级数项的系数.通过势函数得到脊形结构LiNbO3光波导调制器结构中电场分布的解析表达式,利用求得的电场可以得到调制器特性阻抗及有效折射率.所得的特性阻抗和有效折射率与采用有限元法得到的结果十分吻合.这一分析方法简便快捷,精度高,能够处理电极有一定厚度的多层光波导调制器结构.

Comparison of non-linear optical susceptibilities of KNbO3 and LiNbO3

From the chemical bond viewpoint, second-order non-linear optical (NLO) tenser coefficients of KNbO3 and LiNbO3 crystals have been calculated. By using the bond-valence theory of complex crystals and the modified bond-charge model, we were able to determine contributions of each type of constituent chemical bond to the total second-order NLO susceptibility. The tenser values thus calculated are in good agreement with experimental data. From the comparison of NLO tenser coefficients of these two crystals, we found that the major NLO contributors are KO12 groups and LiO6 octahedra not the distorted NbO6 octahedra. The difference between their NLO properties arises from their different structural characters, and the high coordination number of constituent elements in KNbO3 makes its valence electrons become more delocalised compared with those of LiNbO3. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

The effect of stoichiometry on nonlinear optical properties of LiNbO3

From the chemical bond viewpoint, second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) tensor coefficients of LiNbO3 have been investigated. The single-bond contributions to the second-order NLO susceptibility and the linear susceptibility were determined. The tensor values thus calculated are in good agreement with experimental data. Based on theoretical results of LiNbO3 with Li/Nb = 1, we also have calculated linear and nonlinear optical properties of nonstoichiometric samples with Li/Nb < 1. In the calculation, we find that the Li-O bond is an important type of chemical bond in these LiNbO3 samples, which have large NLO contributions to the total nonlinearities. The refractive indices and second-order NLO tensor coefficients have been determined as a function of the stoichiometry.

光折变Ce∶Nd∶LiNbO3晶体用于实时光学图象处理

Ｃｅ：Ｎｄ：ＬｉＮｂＯ３晶体具有优良的光折变性能，它作为全息记录介质，用于实现了光学图象微分和全息关联存储。

Electro-optic integration of embedded electrodes and waveguides in LiNbO3 using a femtosecond laser

We describe the fabrication of a Mach-Zehnder optical modulator in LiNbO3 by femtosecond laser micormachining, which is composed of optical waveguides inscripted by a femtosecond laser and embedded microelectrodes subsequently using femtosecond laser ablation and selective electroless plating. A half-wave voltage close to 19 V is achieved at a wavelength of 632.8 nm with an interaction length of 2.6 mm. This simple and cost-effective technique opens up new opportunities for fabricating integrated electro-optic devices. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America

Fabrication of microelectrodes deeply embedded in LiNbO3 using a femtosecond laser

We present a novel technique to fabricate deeply embedded microelectrodes in LiNbO3 using femtosecond pulsed laser ablation and selective electroless plating. The fabrication process mainly consists of four steps, which are (1) micromachining of microgrooves on the surface of LiNbO3 by femtosecond laser ablation; (2) formation of AgNO3 films on substrates; (3) scanning the femtosecond laser beam in the fabricated microgrooves for modi. cation of the inner surfaces; and (4) electroless copper plating. The void-free electroless copper plating is obtained with appropriate cross section of microgrooves and uniform initiation of the autocatalytic deposition on the inner surface of grooves. The dimension and shape of the microelectrodes could be accurately controlled by changing the conditions of femtosecond laser ablation, which in turn can control the distribution of electric field inside LiNbO3 crystal for various applications, opening up a new approach to fabricate three-dimensional integrated electro-optic devices. (C) 2008 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.