Title :
A comprehensive modeling study of Ag+ ion-exchange for channel waveguide fabrication
Author :
Li, Guangyu ; Winick, Kim A. ; Hayden, Joseph S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
A systematic study of silver ion-exchange for the fabrication of optical channel waveguides in glass is reported. Diffusion theory, together with measured concentration-dependent diffusion coefficients, is shown to accurately predict the induced refractive index profiles.
Keywords :
diffusion; integrated optics; ion exchange; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical waveguides; refractive index; silver; Ag; Ag+ ion-exchange; concentration-dependent diffusion coefficients; glass integrated optics; optical channel waveguide fabrication; refractive index profile; Atomic measurements; Glass; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Refractive index; Silver;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202114
