Sol-gel processing for optical communication technology

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1180-1199

  Bhandarkar, Suhas ^a  

^a Alfred University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PURIFICATION; SOL-GELS;

GEL CASTING; HYBRID MATERIALS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL QUALITY; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; PHOTONIC MATERIALS; PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUITS; SOL GEL PROCESSING;

FUSED SILICA;

EID: 4344564961     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.2004.tb07713.x     Document Type: Article

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