Simple fabrication of diffraction gratings by two-beam interference method in highly photosensitive hybrid sol-gel films

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 3947-3953

  Kang, Dong Jun ^a   Kim, Jin Ki ^a   Bae, Byeong Soo ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETCHING; HOLOGRAPHY; LITHOGRAPHY; MASKS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOL-GELS; SPIN COATING;

HYBRID MATERIALS; OPTICAL FABRICATION; SOL-GEL FILMS; WAVELENGTH DISPERSION;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 4644221132     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.003947     Document Type: Article

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