Ferroelectrics as a versatile solid state platform for integrated optics

Abstract A high speed electro-optic scanner is demonstrated on a ferroelectric LiTaO3 crystal. The scanner shows a deflection of 39.5 mrad/kV, 13 resolvable spots per kV, and shows no degradation of performance upto 10MHz of driving field. Integration of the scanner with quasi-phase-matched frequency doublers and lenses is discussed.