Electro-optical tunable waveguide Bragg gratings in lithium niobate induced by femtosecond laser writing

Opt Express. 2012 Nov 19;20(24):26922-8. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.026922.

Abstract

We report the fabrication of femtosecond laser-induced, first-order waveguide Bragg gratings in lithium niobate in the low repetition rate regime. Type-II waveguides are written into an x-cut lithium niobate wafer and structured periodically to achieve narrowband reflections at wavelengths around 1550 nm. Additionally, electrodes are employed to allow for electro-optic tuning of the spectral response. We demonstrate wavelength control of the central reflection peak by applying a static external electric field. A maximum shift of the reflection peak of Δλ = 625 pm is observed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Electronics / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Light*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Niobium / chemistry*
  • Optical Devices
  • Oxides / chemistry*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Scattering, Radiation*

Substances

  • Oxides
  • Niobium
  • lithium niobate