Optics Letters · 1985 · 13 citations · 10 references
Natural SciencesElectrical EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOpticsPhotonicsOptical Properties Of MaterialsOptical Thin FilmsOptical WaveguidesThin Film Optical PropertiesWaveguidesMetal CladdingMode PropagationPlanar Optical WaveguidesPlanar WaveguidesSlab WaveguidesWaveguide LossWaveguide MaterialsWaveguide Modes
We show experimentally the presence of TM mode absorption resonance as a function of buffer thickness in planar metal-clad optical waveguides. Using Hg as the metal cladding, we have measured more than 20 dB of loss for the TM mode over about 1-mm length in a Ti-indiffused LiNbO(3) waveguide.
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