Organoaluminophosphate sol-gel silica glass thin films for integrated optics

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 307, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 203-207

  Touam, T ^a   Milova, G ^b   Saddiki, Z ^a   Fardad, M A ^b   Andrews, M P ^b   Chrostowski, J ^c   Najafi, S I ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FUSED SILICA; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; ORGANOMETALLICS; PHOSPHATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON; SOL-GELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DIP COATING PROCESS; ORGANOALUMINOPHOSPHATE;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 0031249943     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(97)00232-0     Document Type: Article

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