Photoinscription of channel waveguides and grating couplers in azobenzene polymer thin films

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3006, Issue , 1997, Pages 441-449

  Barrett, Christopher J ^a   Natansohn, Almeria ^a   Rochon, Paul L ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Birefringence; Gratings; Polymer; Waveguides

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ESTERS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LASERS; LIGHT; PLASMA FILLED WAVEGUIDES; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDES;

AZOBENZENE; AZOBENZENE POLYMERS; AZOBENZENE SIDE GROUPS; CHANNEL WAVEGUIDES; FRINGE SPACINGS; GRATING COUPLERS; GRATINGS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INDEX VARIATIONS; INTERFERENCE PATTERNS; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MODE FILTERING; MULTI MODES; PHOTOINSCRIPTION; POLY METHYL METHACRYLATE (PMMA); POLYMER; SLAB WAVEGUIDES;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 3743073814     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.264240     Document Type: Conference Paper

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