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In this work, we report the investigation of 2D photonic crystals in lithium niobate associated with waveguiding structures fabricated by He+ implantation. From the material point of view, the investigation of PBG structures in lithium niobate is of great interest for optoelectronics technology since this crystal is one of the most important materials widely used in integrated and non linear optics. The choice of the implantation technique to produce the waveguide is motivated by the possibility of having both Transverse Electric (TE) and Transverse Magnetic (TM) guided modes in order to obtain a total photonic band gap (PBG).
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Beghoul, M.R., Fougere, B., Boudrioua, A. et al. Photonic band gap grating in He+-implanted lithium niobate waveguides. Opt Quant Electron 39, 333–340 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-007-9082-8
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