Lithium Niobate - Growth

Growth

Single crystals of lithium niobate can be grown using the Czochralski process.

After a crystal is grown, it is sliced into wafers of different orientation. Common orientations are Z-cut, X-cut, Y-cut, and cuts with rotated angles of the previous axes.

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