Abstract

Lithium niobate, LiNbO₃, has long been considered a promising electro­optic material. The development of high quality LiNbO₃ optical waveguiding layers¹ has stimulated demonstration of many low voltage, high speed optical devices. However, an interaction occurring between the laser and the crystal known as optical damage² has severely limited their practical application.

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