UV laser photofabrication of waveguide couplers using self-patterning organic-inorganic hybrids

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2304-2307

  Xavier, Lionnel R ^a,b,c   Fernandes, Vasco R ^a,b,c   Vicente, Carlos M S ^a,b,c   Pécoraro, Édison ^a,b,c   Carlos, Luis D ^a,c   Ferreira, Rute A S ^a,c   André, Paulo S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Campus Universitário de Santiago   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

integrated optics; organic inorganic hybrids; passive optical networks; UV laser writing; Y splitter

Indexed keywords

COUPLING RATIOS; DI-UREASILS; DIRECT-WRITING; FILMS THICKNESS; ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID; PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKS; PHOTOFABRICATION; PHOTOINITIATORS; UV LASERS; UV-LASER WRITING; Y-SPLITTER;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; LIGHT REFRACTION; PHOTONICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETRY; WAVEGUIDES;

ORGANIC LASERS;

EID: 79960604705     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: 10982760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.26256     Document Type: Article

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