Direct generation of optical diffractive elements in perfluorocyclobutane (PFCB) polymers by soft lithography

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1650-1652

  Shah, H ^a   Smith Jr , D ^a   Ballato, J ^a   Foulger, S ^a   Deguzman, P ^b   Nordin, G ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROMOLDING; OPTICAL DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENTS; PERFLUOROCYCLOBUTANE; PLANAR PHOTONIC STRUCTURE; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY;

BANDWIDTH; COPOLYMERIZATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMOPLASTICS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0034467211     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.896337     Document Type: Article

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