article published P. Mackwitz author Michael Rüsing author 225010000-0003-4682-4577 Gerhard Berth author 53 A. Widhalm author K. Müller author Artur Zrenner author 6060000-0002-5190-0944 15 department 230 department 35 department TRR 142 project TRR 142 - Project Area B project TRR 142 - Subproject B3 project We report the fabrication of periodically poled domain patterns in x-cut lithium niobate thin-film. Here, thin films on insulator have drawn particular attention due to their intrinsic waveguiding properties offering high mode confinement and smaller devices compared to in-diffused waveguides in bulk material. In contrast to z-cut thin film lithium niobate, the x-cut geometry does not require back electrodes for poling. Further, the x-cut geometry grants direct access to the largest nonlinear and electro-optical tensor element, which overall promises smaller devices. The domain inversion was realized via electric field poling utilizing deposited aluminum top electrodes on a stack of LN thin film/SiO2 layer/Bulk LN, which were patterned by optical lithography. The periodic domain inversion was verified by non-invasive confocal second harmonic microscopy. Our results show domain patterns in accordance to the electrode mask layout. The second harmonic signatures can be interpreted in terms of spatially, overlapping domain filaments which start their growth on the þz side. AIP Publishing2016 eng 0003-6951 1077-311810.1063/1.4946010 10815 P. Mackwitz, M. Rüsing, G. Berth, A. Widhalm, K. Müller, A. Zrenner, Applied Physics Letters 108 (2016). Mackwitz, P., et al. “Periodic Domain Inversion in X-Cut Single-Crystal Lithium Niobate Thin Film.” <i>Applied Physics Letters</i>, vol. 108, no. 15, 152902, AIP Publishing, 2016, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946010">10.1063/1.4946010</a>. @article{Mackwitz_Rüsing_Berth_Widhalm_Müller_Zrenner_2016, title={Periodic domain inversion in x-cut single-crystal lithium niobate thin film}, volume={108}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946010">10.1063/1.4946010</a>}, number={15152902}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Mackwitz, P. and Rüsing, Michael and Berth, Gerhard and Widhalm, A. and Müller, K. and Zrenner, Artur}, year={2016} } Mackwitz, P., Michael Rüsing, Gerhard Berth, A. Widhalm, K. Müller, and Artur Zrenner. “Periodic Domain Inversion in X-Cut Single-Crystal Lithium Niobate Thin Film.” <i>Applied Physics Letters</i> 108, no. 15 (2016). <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946010">https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946010</a>. P. Mackwitz, M. Rüsing, G. Berth, A. Widhalm, K. Müller, and A. Zrenner, “Periodic domain inversion in x-cut single-crystal lithium niobate thin film,” <i>Applied Physics Letters</i>, vol. 108, no. 15, Art. no. 152902, 2016, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946010">10.1063/1.4946010</a>. Mackwitz, P., Rüsing, M., Berth, G., Widhalm, A., Müller, K., &#38; Zrenner, A. (2016). Periodic domain inversion in x-cut single-crystal lithium niobate thin film. <i>Applied Physics Letters</i>, <i>108</i>(15), Article 152902. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946010">https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946010</a> Mackwitz P, Rüsing M, Berth G, Widhalm A, Müller K, Zrenner A. Periodic domain inversion in x-cut single-crystal lithium niobate thin film. <i>Applied Physics Letters</i>. 2016;108(15). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946010">10.1063/1.4946010</a> 42372018-08-29T08:16:14Z2023-10-09T08:05:45Z