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Optical waveguide element, optical element, method for producing optical waveguide element and method for producing periodic domain-inverted structure

US5943465A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 1997
Grant dateAug 24, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2006/12183
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An excellent periodic domain-inverted structure formed on a ferroelectric optical single crystal substrate is provided having an improved crystalline property of the substrate and an improved resistance to optical damage and output of the domain-inverted structure and the like optical waveguide structure by forming protruded and recessed portions on a single-domained ferroelectric optical single crystal substrate 1, growing a film of a ferroelectric optical single crystal film 4 on the respective recessed portion of the single crystal substrate 1 by a liquid phase epitaxial growing process. At that time, the Curie temperature of the film 4 is lower than the liquid phase epitaxial growing temperature of the film 4, and the Curie temperature of the substrate 1 is higher than the liquid phase epitaxial growing temperature of the film 4, and the film 4 is polarized in an opposite direction to the polarization direction of the substrate 1.

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