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Positive refractive-index layers in LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 have been produced by a novel out-diffusion technique. The index profiles for a variety of conditions are measured directly with an interference microscope. Low-loss optical waveguiding on the surface of these crystals has been observed.
Kaminow et al. (Sun,) studied this question.