• DocumentCode
    1281132
  • Title

    Effect of D2 outdiffusion on direct UV writing of optical waveguides

  • Author

    Svalgaard, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Center for Commun., Opt. & Mater., Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    10/14/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1840
  • Lastpage
    1842
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the performance of UV written waveguides can be influenced strongly by the outdiffusion of molecular deuterium during fabrication. By cooling the sample to -33°C, the time available for UV writing may be increased to >10 h, compared to -15 min at room temperature
  • Keywords
    optical fabrication; optical losses; optical waveguides; refractive index; -33 degC; D2; cooling; direct UV writing; optical waveguides; outdiffusion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19991225
  • Filename
    810006
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1281132