Ultra-low-loss single-mode Si3N4 waveguides with 0.7 dB/m propagation loss

European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bauters, Jared F ^a   Heck, Martijn J R ^a   John, Demis D ^a   Tien, Ming Chun ^a   Li, Wenzao ^a   Barton, Jon S ^a   Blumenthal, Daniel J ^a   Bowers, John E ^a   Leinse, Arne ^b   Heideman, Rané G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LIONIX BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNDAMENTAL MODES; MULTIMODES; PROPAGATION LOSS; SINGLE MODE; SINGLE MODE PROPAGATION;

COMMUNICATION; WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 82155193150     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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