All-Polymer Photonic Devices Using Excimer Laser Micromachining

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 509-511

  Jiang, J ^a   Callender, C L ^a   Noad, J P ^a   Walker, R B ^a   Mihailov, S J ^a   Ding, J ^b   Day, M ^b  

^a Industry Canada   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laser machining; Optical device fabrication; Optical polymers; Waveguide components

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; EXCIMER LASERS; MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTIMIZATION; POLARIZATION; THERMAL EXPANSION; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

LASER MACHINING; OPTICAL DEVICE FABRICATION; OPTICAL POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 1442263991     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.823124     Document Type: Article

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