Title :
Selectively buried ion-exchanged waveguides as an interface to electro-optic polymers
Author :
Frantz, J. ; Carriere, J. ; Enami, Y. ; Kostuk, R. ; Honkanen, S. ; Mathine, D. ; Peyghambarian, N. ; Jen, A. ; Zheng, L.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
The fabrication of selectively buried ion-exchanged waveguides in glass is described. The results presented demonstrate that surface sections of the waveguides interact strongly with an electro-optic polymer superstrate.
Keywords :
buried layers; ion exchange; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; optical polymers; surface chemistry; electro-optic polymers; fabrication; glass; polymer superstrate; selectively buried ion-exchanged waveguides; Electrooptical waveguides; Glass; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Refractive index; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248097
