Fabrication of a waveguiding layer in Teflon AF® by ion irradiation

Optical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1315-1320

  Leitz, M ^a   Podgorsek, R P ^a   Franke, H ^a   Hernandez, D ^a   Knystautas, E J ^a   Lessard, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluorpolymer; Ion irradiation; Leaky mode spectroscopy; Optical waveguide

Indexed keywords

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; HELIUM; ION BOMBARDMENT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PRISMS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPECTROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

FILM THICKNESS; LEAKY-MODE SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET ABSORPTION;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 0035388311     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1385331     Document Type: Article

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