Optical ridge waveguides in SBN crystal produced by low-dose carbon ion implantation followed by a sputter etching technique

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 16696-16701

  Tan, Yang ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Zhang, Huai Jin ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ETCHING; ION IMPLANTATION; PHOTOREFRACTIVE CRYSTALS;

OPTICAL RIDGE WAVEGUIDES; SPUTTER ETCHING TECHNIQUE;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 37149036813     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.016696     Document Type: Article

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