The main driving force behind lithium niobate (LiNbO3, LN)-integrated optics (IO) was surely coming from the domain of the optical communications (OCs) and the pushing demand of greater bandwidth as well as the ability to route signals without complicated electronic interfaces.

Chapter Contents:

• 6.1 Integrated optical waveguides
• 6.1.1 Ti-in-diffused optical waveguides and co-doping
• 6.1.2 Proton-exchanged optical waveguides
• 6.1.3 Ion-implanted optical waveguides
• 6.1.4 LN waveguides by laser writing
• 6.2 Ridge LN waveguide
• 6.2.1 LN films for integrated optics: smart-cut, suspended waveguides and lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI)
• 6.3 Active LN waveguides
• 6.4 Integrated optics applications of lithium niobate
• 6.4.1 Optical modulation
• 6.4.2 Light generation
• 6.4.3 Integrated optical sources for quantum optics and communication
• 6.4.4 Integrated optics and microfluidics: opto-microfluidics
• 6.5 Conclusions
• References

Inspec keywords: lithium compounds; integrated optics

Other keywords: electronic interfaces.; optical communications; lithium niobate integrated optics; bandwidth; LiNbO₃

Subjects: Integrated optics; Integrated optics