Low-loss polymer optical waveguides using fluorinated poly(arylene ether sulfides and sulfones)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4805, Issue , 2002, Pages 9-18

  Kang, Jae Wook ^a   Kim, Jae Pil ^a   Lee, Jae Suk ^a   Kim, Jang Joo ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fluorinated poly(arylene ether sulfides and sulfones); Low loss; Optical waveguides; Thermally stable

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CROSSLINKING; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; INFRARED RADIATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRANSPARENCY;

FLUORINATED COPOLYARYLENE ETHER SULFIDES; FLUORINATED COPOLYARYLENE ETHER SULFONES; POLYMER OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0036983599     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.452294     Document Type: Conference Paper

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