Thin films
Nanometer Scale Control of Solid Phase Epitaxy in Lithium Niobate Thin Films Revealed by Electron Beam Irradiation
Research at the Aerospace Corporation has discovered a novel method to control solid phase epitaxy within amorphous lithium niobate (LiNbO3) films using electron beam irradiation. This breakthrough has the potential to improve device performance in nonlinear optics, quantum devices, and microwave photonics. By applying electron beam irradiation, researchers were able