Hybrid 2D-3D optical devices for integrated optics by direct laser writing

Light: Science and Applications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Schumann, Martin ^a,b   Bückmann, Tiemo ^a   Gruhler, Nico ^b   Wegener, Martin ^a,b   Pernice, Wolfram ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

direct laser writing; integrated optics; nanophotonic circuits; polarization conversion

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; ELECTRON BEAMS; FABRICATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LITHOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL STABILITY; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; POLARIZATION; POLYMERS; QUANTUM OPTICS; RESONATORS; SILICON; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WAVEGUIDES; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

BROADBAND PERFORMANCE; DIRECT LASER WRITING; NANOPHOTONIC CIRCUITS; POLARIZATION CONVERSION; POLARIZATION ROTATION; POLYMERIC DIELECTRICS; POLYMERIC WAVEGUIDE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARCHITECTURE; LINEAR POLARIZATION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84902205929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20477538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/lsa.2014.56     Document Type: Article

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