High-performance polymeric componentry for telecom and datacom applications

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 596-609

  Eldada, Louay ^a   Blomquist, Robert ^a   Shacklette, Lawrence W ^a   McFarland, Michael J ^a,b  

^a HONEYWELL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG CELLS; MONOMERS; MULTICHIP MODULES; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BACKPLANE; BRAGG GRATINGS; DENSE WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL LOSS; POLYMERIC WAVEGUIDE TECHNOLOGY; TUNABLE FILTERS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0033751770     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602404     Document Type: Article

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