Design and fabrication of electro-optic waveguides with self-assembled superlattice films

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-289

  Sun, De Gui ^a   Liu, Zhifu ^b   Ma, Jing ^b   Ho, Seng Tiong ^b  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS   (China)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro optic polymer; Low loss waveguide; Self assembled superlattice

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICA; SUPERLATTICES; THIN FILMS;

ELECTRO-OPTIC POLYMER; LOW LOSS WAVEGUIDE; SELF-ASSEMBLED SUPERLATTICE;

ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33748472130     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.08.003     Document Type: Article

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