Abstract
The fabrication of photorefractive (PR) waveguides is particularly desirable because it provides compatibility with other miniaturised waveguide devices in common use today, in particular with optical fibres and laser diodes. Additionally, the use of guided wave structures in PR media has the inherent advantage of optical confinement and its consequent reduction in response times. For planar waveguides of typical thickness of 1-10 μm, this reduction is approximately two orders of magnitude.
© 1996 Optical Society of America
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