Title :
Very low loss ion implanted planar waveguides in lead germanate glass
Author :
Kakarantzas, G. ; Townsend, Paul D. ; Wang, Jiacheng
Author_Institution :
Sussex Univ., Brighton, UK
fDate :
3/4/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Ion implantation has been used to produce very low loss optical waveguides in lead germanate glass samples. There is an increase in the refractive index of 0.35% for the given ion beam parameters. The loss can be as low as 0.15 dB/cm after thermal annealing.
Keywords :
germanate glasses; helium; ion implantation; lead compounds; optical losses; optical waveguides; refractive index; Pb 5Ge 3O 11:He; ion implanted planar waveguides; low loss; refractive index; thermal annealing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930327
