Long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides and devices in lithium niobate

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Berini, Pierre [1 ]
Charbonneau, Robert
Jette-Charbonneau, Stephanie
Lahoud, Nancy
Mattiussi, Greg
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[1] Univ Ottawa, Sch Informat Technol & Engn, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
[2] Spectalis Corp, Ottawa, ON K1S 4E6, Canada
[3] Def Res & Dev Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0Z4, Canada
[4] Epocal Inc, Ottawa, ON K1G 6C6, Canada
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10.1063/1.2739300
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides and devices based on a thin narrow Au stripe buried in z-cut LiNbO3 claddings and designed for operation at free-space optical wavelengths near 1550 nm are described and discussed. Parallel or antiparallel crystal orientations for the claddings lead to phase modulation or intensity modulation via mode cutoff, respectively. Theoretical results are given for straight waveguides, curved waveguides, and Bragg gratings in symmetric claddings, and for straight waveguides in electro-optically induced asymmetric claddings. The main theoretical findings are that 1 dB/mm of attenuation (or less) is achievable using Au stripes of reasonable dimensions (0.5-1 mu m wide, 20-40 nm thick), that low overlap losses (< 1 dB) to large and small modes are achievable for the same stripe thickness, that radii of curvature in the range of 10-30 mm are required for stripes having a moderate (10(-3)) confinement, that first order gratings having a reflectance of 0.9 and a bandwidth of 0.75 nm are achievable and that they are electro-optically tunable over a 2.9 nm range, and that an electro-optically induced index asymmetry of about 4x10(-4) is sufficient to cut off weakly (10(-4)) confined modes. Structures were fabricated by direct wafer bonding and thinning to form the lithium niobate claddings. The measured optical insertion loss of 2 mm long waveguides varied from 10 to 17 dB, which are somewhat higher than theoretical expectations. Low frequency electro-optic mode cutoff measurements produced extinction ratios near 12 dB and a linear transfer characteristic, thus demonstrating intensity modulation via this mechanism. The results suggest that bulk values for the optical and electro-optic properties of the LiNbO3 claddings have been retained. (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics.
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