Title :
Stress in ion-exchanged glass waveguides
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Institut fur Physikalische Meßtechnik, Freiburg, Germany
fDate :
10/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Stress in film and stripe waveguides, formed by ion exchange in glass, is investigated. Mechanical effects of stress, like surface damage and elevations or dips of the surface, are demonstrated. The birefringence due to stress can be varied over a wide range by varying the ion-exchange conditions.
Keywords :
Mechanical factors; Optical planar waveguides; Optical strip waveguides; Planar optical waveguide; Birefringence; Glass; Helium; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Substrates; Temperature; Thermal expansion; Thermal stresses; Waveguide transitions;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1986.1074643
