Phase diagram of HxLi1-xNbO3 optical waveguides

The single crystalline solid solutions HxLi1-xNbO3 prepared by proton exchange exhibit very complex structural chemistry which is different from known for powders. The HxLi1-xNbO3 layers present up to seven different crystallographic phases. the correlation between the crystalline structure, refractive indices, proton concentration and ferroelectric properties has been experimentally determined, that allows to predict the characteristics of great variety of waveguides.