Title :
Ultra-strong UV written gratings in PECVD grown Ge doped silica waveguides with no hydrogen loading
Author :
Moss, D.J. ; Canning, J. ; Faith, M. ; Leech, P. ; Kemeny, P. ; Poulsen, C.V. ; Leistiko, O.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
In this paper we report what we believe to be the strongest waveguide gratings to date written by UV exposure of germanosilicate rib waveguides grown by PECVD, and without the use of hydrogen loading. Gratings of this strength should be more than adequate for fabricating WDM devices.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; germanate glasses; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide components; plasma CVD; rib waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing; Ge doped silica waveguides; PECVD; SiO/sub 2/-GeO/sub 2/; UV exposure; WDM device fabrication; germanosilicate rib waveguides; optical planar waveguides; ultra-strong UV written gratings; waveguide gratings; Australia; Gratings; Hydrogen; Integrated circuit technology; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Polarization; Silicon compounds; Wavelength division multiplexing; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.571535
