Realization of a vertical integration scheme for polymer waveguides by a novel stacking technology

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4439, Issue , 2001, Pages 72-79

  Streppel, U ^a   Dannberg, P ^a   Waechter, C ^a   Braeuer, A ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Non linear index change; Polymer waveguides; Stacked waveguides; UV absorber; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

CURING; DIFFUSION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

DATA TRANSPORT CHANNELS; POLYMER WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0035759313     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.447622     Document Type: Conference Paper

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