Laser-fabricated low-loss single-mode raised-rib waveguiding devices in polymers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1704-1712

  Eldada, Louay ^a,b,c,d,e   Xu, Chengzeng ^b,f,g,h   Stengel, Kelly M T ^b   Shacklette, Lawrence W ^b   Yardley, James T ^b  

^a IEEE

^b HONEYWELL   (United States)

^c Sch of Eng and Applied Science ^*

^d IBM   (United States)

^e OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^f PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g Chinese Academy in Polymer Sciences

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL FIBERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES; TECHNOLOGY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

HIGH CONTRAST PHOTOCHEMICAL RESPONSE; MASKLESS LASER BASED MICROFABRICATION TECHNIQUE; OPTICAL GUIDED WAVE STRUCTURES; PHOTOCHEMICAL DELINEATION; RAISED RIB SINGLE MODE WAVEGUIDING DEVICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX DIFFERENCES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0030196227     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.507948     Document Type: Article

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