Channel waveguides and Mach-Zehnder structures on RbTiOPO<sub>4</sub> by Cs<sup>+</sup> ion exchange

Cs<sup>+</sup> ion exchange in RbTiOPO<sub>4</sub> and (Yb,Nb):RTP/RTP(001) has been used to locally increase the refractive indices for waveguide circuit fabrication. Ti masks were fabricated on RTP samples by conventional photolithography. Cs<sup>+</sup> exchang...

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Main Authors: Butt, M.A (Author), Pujol, M.C (Author), Solé, R. (Author), Ródenas, A. (Author), Lifante, G. (Author), Wilkinson, J.S (Author), Aguiló, M. (Author), Díaz, F. (Author)
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Published: 2015-04-22.
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520 |a Cs<sup>+</sup> ion exchange in RbTiOPO<sub>4</sub> and (Yb,Nb):RTP/RTP(001) has been used to locally increase the refractive indices for waveguide circuit fabrication. Ti masks were fabricated on RTP samples by conventional photolithography. Cs<sup>+</sup> exchange was done using a CsNO<sub>3</sub> melt at 698 K during 2 h. Elemental analysis confirms an Cs<sup>+</sup> profile with a variable depth. Apparently the Cs<sup>+</sup> exchange is disfavored in the doped epitaxial sample. The refractive index variation is higher for nz than for nx,y. Near-field images of the guided modes at 633, 1064 and 1520 nm were recorded. The optical characterization shows propagation losses of 5 dB/cm at 1520 nm. 
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