Reconstruction of extraordinary refractive index profile of O2+ ion-implanted LiNbO3 single-mode channel waveguide based on beam propagation method and image processing

A method bases on beam propagation method and image processing is brought forward to reconstruct the extraordinary refractive index profile of the ion-implanted single-mode channel waveguide in lithium niobate. Channel waveguide is formed by O2+ ion implantation at three energies of (3.0, 3.6 and 4.5 MeV) and respective doses of (1.8, 2.2 and 4.8) x 10(14) ions/cm(2) in vacuum at room temperature. Only one enhanced-index mode is observed for extraordinary light at 1539 nm by prism-coupling method. TRIM'98 code is used to simulate the damage profile in channel waveguide. The modes pattern of TE and TM are measured by use of end-face coupling method. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.