Optical polymers: Critical requirements for optical access applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5517, Issue , 2004, Pages 124-133

  Norwood, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical access; Optical polymers; Optical splitters; Polymer waveguides

Indexed keywords

ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS; OPTICAL ACCESS; OPTICAL POLYMERS; OPTICAL SPLITTERS; POLYMER WAVEGUIDES;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONICS PACKAGING; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLYMERS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 13244256840     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.563667     Document Type: Conference Paper

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