Lithium niobate (LN) has experienced significant developments during past decades due to
its versatile properties, especially its large electro-optic (EO) coefficient. For example, bulk …

After a brief examination of known insulating laser crystals and the stimulated emission
channels of their generating activator ions, this article reviews recent advances in the …

By the end of the 1970s, crystalline lasers were widely used in science, engineering,
medicine, and technology. The types of lasers used have continued to grow in number to …

Reflecting changes in the field in the ten years since the publication of the first edition, The
Handbook of Photonics, Second Edition explores recent advances that have affected this …

This article reviews the current knowledge on the main properties and applications of
hydrogen in LiNbO3. The review is divided into three parts. The first is devoted to general …

In this paper we will review the possibilities of liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) as a versatile
technique for the development of new miniature optical components in single crystal …

The lattice location of three rare‐earth ions (Pr3+, Ho3+, Yb3+) in LiNbO3 is investigated
using Rutherford backscattering spectrometry/channeling techniques. All of them are found …

After a brief examination of known insulating laser crystals and the stimulated emission
channels of their generating activator ions, this article reviews recent advances in the …

Abstract Rare-earth (eg, Er 3+, Nd 3+) based, guided wave optical amplification in lithium
niobate (LiNbO 3) integrated optic systems is a new and important addition to the field of …

Recently there has been considerable interest in the field of rare-earth-doped integrated
optics because of their potential use in compact and efficient monolithic devices combining …