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Planar optical waveguides in Bi4Ge3O12 crystal fabricated by swift heavy-ion irradiation.

School of Physics, Key Laboratory of Particle Physics and Particle Irradiation (MOE) and State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Applied Optics (impact factor: 1.41). 12/2011; 50(36):6678-81. pp.6678-81
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ABSTRACT We report on the fabrication of the planar waveguides in Bi4Ge3O12 crystal by using 17 MeV C5+ or O5+ ions at a fluence of 2×10(14) ions/cm2. The reconstructed refractive index profiles of the waveguides produced by either C5+ or O5+ irradiation are the "well" + "barrier" pattern distribution. The two-dimensional modal profiles of the planar waveguides, measured by using the end-coupling arrangement, are in good agreement with the simulated modal distributions. After thermal annealing treatment at 260 °C for 30 min, the propagation loss for C5+ and O5+ irradiated waveguides could be reduced down to ~1.1 and ~4.8 dB/cm, respectively, which exhibit acceptable guiding qualities for potential applications in integrated optics.

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Keywords

exhibit acceptable
 
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O5+ irradiated waveguides
 
O5+ irradiation
 
pattern distribution
 
planar waveguides
 
potential applications
 
simulated modal distributions
 
thermal annealing treatment
 
two-dimensional modal profiles