Waveguide shape control and loss properties of light-induced self-written (LISW) optical waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1556-1562

  Yamashita, Tatsuya ^a   Kagami, Manabu ^a   Ito, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Rd Management Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

Multimode optical fiber; Optical waveguide; Photopolymer; Self trapping effect

Indexed keywords

GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MULTIMODE FIBERS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION;

SELF TRAPPING EFFECT; WAVEGUIDE SHAPE CONTROL;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0036705422     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.800810     Document Type: Article

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