When Y-cut LiNbO3 substrates are proton exchanged in pure benzoic acid to fabricate optical waveguides, they suffer surface damage, and a consequent degradation in optical properties. This effect is mainly produced by a remarkably large strain in the exchanged layer in a direction normal to the surface. This strain leads to a large number of cracks and to the peeling off of the exchanged layer itself. This paper presents a probable explanation of the mechanism involved.
This paper reports experimental measurements of two-dimensional turbulent boundary layers over sandpaper surfaces under turbulent streams to complement the Nikuradse experiments on pipe flow. The study included the recovery region downstream of the end of transition. Correlations are given for the thickness, the shape factor, the skin friction and the parameters of the velocity profile of the layer. Six further basic differences from the pipe flow are described to add to the five previously reported.
We report measurements of proton-exchanged LiNbO3 using acoustic microscopy in the V(z) mode, together with optical waveguide mode observations. In the present case, samples were prepared using dilute benzoic acid containing a small mole percent of lithium benzoate. Substantial changes in surface acoustic wave (SAW) propagation velocity due to proton exchange have been observed on all three major-axis crystal cuts, with both increase and decrease in velocity occurring, depending on propagation direction. Changes in attenuation are also observed. Using the V(z) technique with a line-focus cylindrical lens has enabled complete velocity surfaces for proton-exchanged lithium niobate to be obtained with reasonable precision, based on simplified isotropic calculations of acoustic propagation in layered media and the assumption that the proton-exchange region is uniform with a depth obtainable from optical waveguide mode calculations. It is concluded that the V(z) acoustic microscopy technique can provide a powerful tool in the study of the SAW properties of proton-exchanged LiNbO3.
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