Reduction in polarisation-dependent loss and birefringence of arrayed-waveguide grating by adaptable thermal quenching

Electronics Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-55

  Park, Mahn Yong ^a   Gwak, Seung Chan ^b   Choi, Ki Seon ^b   Oh, Jin Kyung ^b   Lee, Hyung Jong ^c   Song, G Hugh ^a  

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

^b Planar Integration Technology Inc   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HYDROLYSIS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHOGRAPHY; QUENCHING; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

POLARISATION-DEPENDENT LOSS (PDL);

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0037427016     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20030117     Document Type: Article

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