Fabrication for densely aligned multilayer GI circular core polymer optical waveguides

Author(s):  
Kyuta Suzuki ◽  
Takaaki Ishigure
Author(s):  
Yoshie Morimoto ◽  
Ryota Kinoshita ◽  
Asami Takahashi ◽  
Takaaki Ishigure

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 3550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshie Morimoto ◽  
Takaaki Ishigure

Author(s):  
W. E. Lee

An optical waveguide consists of a several-micron wide channel with a slightly different index of refraction than the host substrate; light can be trapped in the channel by total internal reflection.Optical waveguides can be formed from single-crystal LiNbO3 using the proton exhange technique. In this technique, polished specimens are masked with polycrystal1ine chromium in such a way as to leave 3-13 μm wide channels. These are held in benzoic acid at 249°C for 5 minutes allowing protons to exchange for lithium ions within the channels causing an increase in the refractive index of the channel and creating the waveguide. Unfortunately, optical measurements often reveal a loss in waveguiding ability up to several weeks after exchange.


1985 ◽  
Vol 132 (6) ◽  
pp. 314 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Arnold ◽  
A. Belghoraf ◽  
A. Dendane

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