Precision molding techniques for optical waveguide devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3135, Issue , 1997, Pages 2-11

  Kalveram, Stefan ^a   Neyer, Andreas ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hot embossing; Injection moulding; Integrated optics; Microstructures; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Replication techniques

Indexed keywords

HOT EMBOSSING; INJECTION MOULDING; MICROSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL POLYMERS; REPLICATION TECHNIQUES;

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; LIGHT REFRACTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLDING; MOLDS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTONICS; PLASTIC MOLDS; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SUBSTRATES; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; WAVEGUIDES;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 1642585251     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.279141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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