Direct milling and casting of polymer-based optical waveguides for improved transparency in the visible range

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 375-381

  Snakenborg, D ^a   Perozziello, G ^a   Klank, H ^a   Geschke, O ^a   Kutter, J P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTING; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; POLYMERS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TRANSPARENCY;

MICROMILLING; POLYMER WAVEGUIDES; PROPAGATION LOSSES; VISIBLE RANGE;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 31344444171     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/16/2/023     Document Type: Article

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