Negligible birefringence in dual-mode ion-exchanged glass waveguide gratings

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 6602-6606

  Yliniemi, Sanna ^a   Albert, Jacques ^b   Laronche, Albane ^b   Castro, Jose M ^c   Geraghty, David ^c   Honkanen, Seppo ^d  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DEVICES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVEGUIDES;

BRAGG WAVELENGTH; ION EXCHANGED GLASS WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS; TELECOMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS; WAVEGUIDE BRAGG GRATINGS;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 33750376962     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.006602     Document Type: Article

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