Fabrication of low loss optical waveguides with a novel thermo-optical polymer material

Optica Applicata

Volumn 36, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 429-435

  Zhou, J ^a,b   Wong, W H ^b   Pun, E Y B ^b   Shen, Y Q ^c   Zhao, Y X ^c  

^a NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Optical telecommunication; Polarization dependence loss; Polymeric optical waveguide; Thermo optical polymer

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LOSSES; POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; TRANSPARENCY;

OPTICAL TELECOMMUNICATION (PDL); POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE LOSS; POLYMERIC OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE; THERMO-OPTICAL POLYMER;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 38549173568     PISSN: 00785466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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