Title :
Ag+-Na+ exchanged channel waveguides in germanate glass
Author :
Luo, T. ; Jiang, S. ; Conti, G. Nunzi ; Honkanen, S. ; Mendes, S.B. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
fDate :
11/12/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Singlemode and multimode Ag+-Na+ exchanged channel waveguides have been formed in germanate glass. The mode profiles and propagation losses of these channel waveguides at 1.55 μm have been measured. The measured propagation loss is <2 dB/cm in channel waveguides
Keywords :
silver; Ag+-Na+ exchanged channel waveguides; germanate glass; measured propagation loss; mode profiles; multimode Ag+-Na+ exchanged channel waveguides; optical loss measurement; propagation losses; singlemode Ag+-Na+ exchanged channel waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981513