Polymeric waveguide electro-optic beam-steering device with DNA biopolymer conductive cladding layers

Optical Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Aga Jr , Roberto S ^a   Ouchen, Fahima ^b   Lesko, Alyssa ^c   Telek, Brian A ^c   Fehrman Cory, Emily M ^c   Bartsch, Carrie M ^b   Lombardi III, Jack ^b   Grote, James ^b   Heckman, Emily M ^b  

^a GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam steering; Conductive cladding layer; DNA biopolymer; Electro optic effect; Modulator; Optical devices; Polymer; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

BEAM-STEERING; BEAM-STEERING DEVICES; CLADDING LAYER; CORE LAYERS; ELECTROOPTIC EFFECTS; EO COEFFICIENT; POLING EFFICIENCIES; POLYMERIC WAVEGUIDE;

BIOMOLECULES; CLADDING (COATING); DNA; EFFICIENCY; MODULATORS; OPTICAL DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84880936030     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.OE.51.11.114602     Document Type: Article

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