Metal Grating Patterning on Fiber Facets by UV-Based Nano Imprint and Transfer Lithography Using Optical Alignment

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1415-1420

  Scheerlinck, Stijn ^a   Bienstman, Peter ^a   Van Thourhout, Dries ^a   Baets, Roel ^a   Dubruel, Peter ^b   Schacht, Etienne ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Department of Organic Chemistry   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alignment; gold grating; nano imprint lithography; optical fiber; silicon on insulator

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008010315     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.2004955     Document Type: Article

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