A significant reduction of propagation losses in InGaAsP-InP buried-stripe waveguides by hydrogenation

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 370-372

  Rao, E V K ^a   Gottesman, Y ^a   Allovon, M ^a   Vergnol, E ^a   Sigogne, D ^a   Talneau, A ^a   Sik, H ^a   Slempkes, S ^a   Theys, B ^b   Chevallier, J ^b  

^a ORANGE LABS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Charge carrier processes; Hydrogenated material; Integrated optics; Losses; Passive circuits; Semiconductor waveguides

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; HYDROGENATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PASSIVE NETWORKS; SEMICONDUCTING INDIUM PHOSPHIDE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

SEMICONDUCTOR WAVEGUIDES;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032026270     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.661413     Document Type: Article

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