Title :
Direct fabrication of surface relief electro-optic gratings in azo-polymer films
Author :
Munakata, K. ; Harada, K. ; Yoshikawa, N. ; Itoh, M. ; Umegaki, S. ; Yatagai, T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Tsukuba Univ., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
We describe surface relief electro-optic gratings in azo-polymer films using two fabrication methods. One method uses CW laser beams, the other uses pulsed laser beams. The advantages of these methods are open air operation, short fabrication time and direct etching.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; electro-optical modulation; laser beam etching; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical polymers; polymer films; CW laser beams; azo-polymer films; direct etching; direct fabrication; fabrication time; modulation efficiency; open air operation; pulsed laser beams; surface relief electro-optic gratings; Etching; Glass; Gratings; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5661-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811642
