Fabrication and characterization of low-loss optical waveguides using a novel photosensitive polyimide

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1291-1294

  Yurt, N ^a   Mune, K ^b   Naito, R ^b   Fukuoka, T ^b   Mochizuki, A ^b   Matsumoto, K ^b,c   Meredith, G ^a   Peyghambarian, N ^a   Jabbour, G E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NITTO DENKO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c Biomedical Group   (United States)

^d Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical communications; Optical losses; Photosensitive materials; Polyimide; Polymer waveguides

Indexed keywords

GLASS TRANSITION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; POLYIMIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

OPTICAL LOSSES; PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS; POLYMER WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 18144427901     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.843492     Document Type: Article

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