Light induced densification and mechanisms in hybrid sol-gel glasses for photonic devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3469, Issue , 1998, Pages 79-87

  Andrews, M P ^a   Saravanamuttu, K ^a   Najafi, S I ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hybrid glass; Integrated optics; Optical chip; Photolithography; Photolysis; Sol gel; Waveguide Raman

Indexed keywords

ARGON LASERS; GLASS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT; OPTICAL FIBERS; ORGANIC-INORGANIC MATERIALS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; POLYMERIZATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICATES; SILICON WAFERS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

HYBRID GLASS; METHACRYLATE GROUPS; OPTICAL CHIPS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE; ORGANICALLY MODIFIED SILICATES; PHOTOINSCRIPTION METHOD; POLYCONDENSATION REACTIONS; VIBRATIONAL INFORMATION;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0013169444     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.312907     Document Type: Conference Paper

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