Low-loss polymeric optical waveguides fabricated with deuterated polyfluoromethacrylate

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1030-1036

  Yoshimura, Ryoko ^a,b,c,d,e   Hikita, Makoto ^a   Tomaru, Satoru ^a   Imamura, Saburo ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NTT Basic Research Laboratories   (Japan)

^d Institute of Electronics   (Japan)

^e JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deuteration; Fluorination; Low birefringence; Low loss; Optical communication; Optical interconnection; Optical waveguide; Polymer

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; TRANSPARENCY;

POLYFLUOROMETHACRYLATE; POLYMERIC OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032100075     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.681460     Document Type: Article

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