Self-Written Waveguide Structure in Photosensitive Polyimide Resin Fabricated by Exposure and Thermosetting Process

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 801-803

  Yamashita, K ^a   Hashimoto, T ^a   Oe, K ^a   Mune, K ^b   Naitou, R ^b   Mochizuki, A ^b  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NITTO DENKO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Optical polymers; Optical self focusing; Optical waveguides; Plastic packaging; Waveguide junctions

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CLADDING (COATING); LASERS; MULTIMODE FIBERS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POLYIMIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMOSETS; WAVEGUIDE JUNCTIONS;

OPTICAL POLYMERS; OPTICAL SELF-FOCUSING; PLASTIC PACKAGING;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 1642633850     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.823752     Document Type: Article

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