Fabrication of polymeric waveguides by using vapor transportation method

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5351, Issue , 2004, Pages 115-126

  Mochizuki, Hiroyuki ^a   Mizokuro, Toshiko ^a   Tanigaki, Nobutaka ^a   Hiraga, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Organofluorine compounds; Polymeric waveguide; Refractive index; Vacuum technique; Vapor transportation

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); DOPING (ADDITIVES); DYES; PHOTOCHROMISM; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLVENTS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE TREATMENT; VACUUM;

ORGANOFLUORINE COMPOUNDS; POLYMERIC WAVEGUIDES; VACUUM TECHNIQUES; VAPOR TRANSPORTATION;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 3543050641     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.533771     Document Type: Conference Paper

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