DocumentCode
3571911
Title
Fabricating novel diamond waveguides using the focused ion beam hard mask
Author
McKenzie, W. ; Hiscocks, M. ; Ladouceur, F.
Author_Institution
Electron Microscope Unit, Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
fYear
2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
The Focused ion beam has been used to direct write a hard mask against the plasma etching of diamond. Nano-waveguides were fabricated from diamond-on-silica thin films close to ideal dimensions predicted via FIMMWAVE simulations.
Keywords
diamond; focused ion beam technology; integrated optics; masks; nanophotonics; optical fabrication; optical films; optical waveguides; sputter etching; thin films; C-SiO2; FIMMWAVE simulations; SiO2; diamond waveguide fabrication; diamond-on-silica thin films; direct writing; focused ion beam hard mask; nanowaveguides; plasma etching; Diamond-like carbon; Etching; Ion beams; Optical waveguides; Plasmas; FIB; diamond; hard mask; slot-waveguide; waveguide;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT), 2010 35th Australian Conference on
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929925
Filename
5929925
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