Authors:
I. Bányász
1
;
S. Pelli
2
;
G. Nunzi-Conti
3
;
G. C. Righini
4
;
S. Berneschi
3
;
E. Szilágyi
1
;
A. Németh
1
;
M. Fried
5
;
P. Petrik
6
;
E. Agócs
6
;
B. Kalas
6
;
Z. Zolnai
6
;
N. Q. Khanh
6
;
I. Rajta
7
;
G. U. L. Nagy
7
;
V. Havranek
8
;
V. Vosecek
8
;
M. Veres
1
and
L. Himics
1
Affiliations:
1
Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungary
;
2
IFAC-CNR and "Enrico Fermi" Center for Study and Research, Italy
;
3
IFAC-CNR, Italy
;
4
“Enrico Fermi” Center for Study and Research, Italy
;
5
Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Óbuda University, Hungary
;
6
Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science, Centre for Energy Research and Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
;
7
MTA Atomki, Hungary
;
8
Nuclear Physics Institute AV CR and Řež near Prague, Czech Republic
Keyword(s):
Ion Implantation, Integrated Optics, Optical Planar Waveguide, Optical Channel Waveguide, Optical Grating, M-Line Spectroscopy, Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, Micro Raman Spectroscopy, Rutherford Backscattering.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Optical Communications and Networking
;
Optics
;
Photonic and Optoelectronic Materials and Devices
;
Photonics
;
Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology
Abstract:
Various methods, based on the use of ion beams, were used for the fabrication of planar and channel optical waveguides and Bragg gratings in optical crystals and glasses. Some examples of the results of these researches are presented in this review. Researches were initiated on ion beam fabrication of planar and channel optical waveguides in tellurite glasses. The ions used in the experiments were mainly helium, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. In case of the two dimensional elements, like channel waveguides, both masked ion implantation and direct writing with ion microbeam were used. Optical microscopy (phase contrast, interference and interference contrast (INTERPHAKO), spectroscopic ellipsometry, m-line spectroscopy, Rutherford Backscattering and micro Raman spectroscopy were used to test the integrated optical elements.