Polymeric digital optical switch with a linear branch and an optimized coupling region

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2997, Issue , 1997, Pages 126-134

  Lee, Sang Shin ^a   Shin, Sang Yung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Branch; Coupling; Digital; Optical; Polymer; Switch; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; PHOTOBLEACHING; PHOTONICS; POLYMERS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDES;

BRANCH; COUPLING; DIGITAL; OPTICAL; POLYMER; SWITCH; WAVEGUIDE;

CORRELATION THEORY;

EID: 33044501862     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.264140     Document Type: Conference Paper

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