Fabrication technique of a nonlinear optical structure using optical polymeric films by direct electron-beam irradiation

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1213-1219

  Nakayama, Hideki ^a   Fujimura, Hisashi ^a   Egami, Chikara ^a   Sugihara, Okihiro ^a   Matsushima, Ryoka ^a   Okamoto, Naomichi ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRON BEAMS; FABRICATION; IRRADIATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; POLYMERS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYSTYRENES;

CHROMOPHORE; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; NONLINEAR OPTICAL STRUCTURE; TWO STEP POLING PROCESS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032027314     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.001213     Document Type: Article

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