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The attenuation coefficient and coupling loss were measured in single-mode Ti-diffused LiNbO3 waveguides with cleaved end faces. Coplanar electrodes increase the attenuation substantially but a dielectric buffer layer can eliminate most of the electrode absorption.
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Kaminow et al. (1978) studied this question.
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