Fabrication of polymer waveguides between two optical fibers using spatially controlled light-induced polymerization

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 3987-3993

  Jradi, Safi ^a   Soppera, Olivier ^a   Lougnot, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; WAVEGUIDES;

COUPLING EFFICIENCY; HIGH FLEXIBILITY; LASER SOURCES; LIGHT-INDUCED; POLYMER WAVEGUIDES; SELF GUIDING; SENSOR APPLICATIONS; WAVEGUIDE PROPERTIES;

OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

EID: 54149112964     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.003987     Document Type: Article

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