An argon ion-beam etching technique is used to process a Gd 3 Ga 5 O 12 substrate. A double-layered mask consisting of a Ta film and a photoresist shows good tolerance for the Ar-ion beam during etching. An etching depth sufficient for preparing waveguides is obtained.
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Katoh et al. (1992) studied this question.