Birefringence free planar optical waveguide made by flame hydrolysis deposition (FHD) through tailoring of the overcladding

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-198

  Kilian, A ^a   Kirchhof, J ^a   Kuhlow, B ^b   Przyrembel, G ^b   Wischmann, W ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER HEINRICH HERTZ INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CLADDING (COATING); DEPOSITION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDROLYSIS; OPTICAL GLASS; PROBES; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EXPANSION;

FLAME HYDROLYSIS DEPOSITION (FHD); PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH DISPERSIVE ELECTRON MICROPROBES (WD-ESCA);

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0033896461     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.822792     Document Type: Article

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