Light-Induced Self-Written Polymeric Optical Waveguides for Single-Mode Propagation and for Optical Interconnections

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 804-806

  Sugihara, Okihiro ^a,b   Tsuchie, Hiroshi ^a   Endo, Hitoshi ^a   Okamoto, Naomichi ^a   Yamashita, Tatsuya ^c   Kagami, Manabu ^c   Kaino, Toshikuni ^b  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Rd Management Section   (Japan)

Author keywords

Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Self focusing

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; IRRADIATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; MIXTURES; MONOMERS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; RESINS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISCOSITY;

OPTICAL POLYMERS; SELF-FOCUSING;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 1642587023     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.823713     Document Type: Article

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