Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1496996 | Optical Materials | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We report a simple process for the batch fabrication of photonic crystals in lithium niobate substrates. By means of proton-exchange (PE) followed by CHF3 reactive ion etching (RIE) we have achieved structures with a diameter of 400 nm and an aspect ratio (depth-to-diameter) of 3:1. Sub-micrometric structures have been fabricated with an 85° angle between the walls and the plane of the substrate. We provide the optimized parameters – and their influence on the aspect ratio, the etching rate and the verticality of the walls. Transversal cross-section micrographs of the etched patterns, for both X-cut and Z-cut substrates, are shown as a clear evidence of the capability developed.
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Authors
G. Ulliac, N. Courjal, H.M.H. Chong, R.M. De La Rue,