Reducing the thermal dependence of silica-based arrayed-waveguide grating using inorganic-organic hybrid materials

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2625-2627

  Kang, Eun Seok ^a   Kim, Woo Soo ^a   Kim, Duk Jun ^b   Bae, Byeong Soo ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arrayed waveguide grating (AWG); Athermal waveguide; Integrated optics devices; Sol gel hybrid materials; Thermooptic effect; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; HEAT RADIATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOL-GELS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPANSION; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS (AWG); ATHERMAL WAVEGUIDE; INTEGRATED OPTICS DEVICES; SOL GEL HYBRID MATERIALS; THERMOOPTIC EFFECT;

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 10244222738     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.836348     Document Type: Article

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