Compact 1 × 3 waveguide beam splitters with variable splitting ratios in LiNbO<sub>3</sub> crystal fabricated by femtosecond laser direct writing

Menghan Yu; Siwen Ai; Yuanliu Chen; Feng Chen; Hongliang Liu

doi:10.3788/COL202422.090008

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 9, 090008(2024)

Compact 1 × 3 waveguide beam splitters with variable splitting ratios in LiNbO₃ crystal fabricated by femtosecond laser direct writing

Menghan Yu¹, Siwen Ai¹, Yuanliu Chen², Feng Chen³, and Hongliang Liu^1,2、*

Author Affiliations

¹Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China

²State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China

³School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China

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Special Issue: SPECIAL ISSUE ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF INSTITUTE OF MODERN OPTICS, NANKAI UNIVERSITY

Received: Jun. 13, 2024

Accepted: Jul. 18, 2024

Published Online: Sep. 14, 2024

The Author Email: Hongliang Liu (drliuhl@nankai.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202422.090008

CSTR:32184.14.COL202422.090008

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