Electrooptic coefficient measurements in LiTaO3 andLiNbO3 waveguides

The magnitudes of linear electrooptic coefficients r₁₃ and r₃₃ in Zn:LiTaO₃ repoled channel waveguides are reported. The measurements were made at 0.633-μm wavelength using a Fabry-Perot interferometer. The waveguides were produced by diffusion from the vapor phase at a temperature above the Curie temperature. For full recovery of the Pockels effect, an electric field of 200 V/cm is needed during repoling. The measured values of r₁₃ and r₃₃ at 32-MHz modulation frequency are 7.2 and 30.3 pm/V, respectively. The difference between unclamped and clamped coefficients is comparable to that from bulk crystals. Measurements were also made on Ti:LiNbO₃ waveguides that did not require repoling, and good agreement with bulk crystal values was obtained