Low Loss Channel Waveguides in Polymers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1989, Pages 1445-1453

  Booth, Bruce L ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS--COUPLERS;

COPOLYMER CHANNEL WAVEGUIDES; INTERNAL DIFFUSION REACTIONS; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL STRIP WAVEGUIDES;

WAVEGUIDES, OPTICAL;

EID: 0024752668     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.39079     Document Type: Article

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