DocumentCode
986965
Title
Attenuation measurements on MOCVD-grown GaAs/GaAlAs optical waveguides
Author
Walker, R.G. ; Goodfellow, R.C.
Author_Institution
Plessey Research (Caswell) Limited, Allen Clark Research Centre, Towcester, UK
Volume
19
Issue
15
fYear
1983
Firstpage
590
Lastpage
592
Abstract
We report loss measurements on MOCVD-grown GaAs/GaAlAs optical waveguides, by sequential cleaving with allowance for Fabry-Perot resonator effects. Upper bound values are 1.4 dB/cm for strip-loaded and 2.5 dB/cm for fully etched ridge waveguides.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; attenuation measurement; chemical vapour deposition; gallium arsenide; integrated optics; optical waveguides; semiconductor growth; Fabry-Perot resonator effects; GaAs/GaAlAs optical waveguides; MOCVD-grown; optical attenuation measurement; ride waveguides; sequential cleaving;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19830403
Filename
4247898
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