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Greatly Reduced Losses for Small-Radius Bends in Ti:LiNbO3 Waveguides

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Integrated Optics

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We report the demonstration of a new concept that permits the fabrication of low-loss Ti:LiNbO3 waveguide bends with radii much smaller than previously achieved.

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Korotky, S.K., Marcatili, E.A.J., Veselka, J.J., Bosworth, R.H. (1985). Greatly Reduced Losses for Small-Radius Bends in Ti:LiNbO3 Waveguides. In: Nolting, HP.J., Ulrich, R. (eds) Integrated Optics. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 48. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39452-5_39

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