Near-infrared refractive index of thick, laterally oxidized AlGaAs cladding layers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 199-202

  Sfigakis, F ^a   Paddon, P ^a   Pacradouni, V ^a   Adamcyk, M ^a   Nicoll, C ^a   Cowan, A R ^a   Tiedje, T ^a   Young, Jeff F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); CRYSTALS; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OXIDATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH;

NEAR-INFRARED REFRACTIVE INDEX; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 0033895970     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.822793     Document Type: Article

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