Title :
Polymer channel waveguides with low loss at 1.3 mu m
Author :
Imamura, Shun´ichi ; Yoshimura, Ryoko ; Izawa, Tamon
Author_Institution :
NTT Basic Res. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
7/18/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Highly transparent polymers in the 0.6-1.3 mu m wavelength region have been synthesised from deuterated or halogenated methacrylate monomers. Low loss waveguides of less than 0.1 dB/cm at a wavelength of 1.3 mu m have been fabricated using the polymers.
Keywords :
optical losses; optical waveguides; polymers; 0.6 to 1.3 micron; deuterated methacrylate monomers; halogenated methacrylate monomers; highly transparent polymers; low loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19910845
