Birefringence compensation, improved fringe contrast and trimming in an integrated asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer using mid-IR laser processing

Optical Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-183

  Canning, J ^a   Aslund M ^a  

^a 101 National Innovation Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LASER ABLATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BIREFRINGENCE COMPENSATION; FRINGE CONTRAST; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0033892578     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-3467(99)00127-5     Document Type: Article

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