Title :
Thermal stability of directly UV-written waveguides and devices
Author :
Kulstad, Kaj ; Svalgaard, Mikael
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Center, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Accelerated aging experiments of directly UV-written straight waveguides, s-bends and directional couplers have been made. The results show that these structures are nearly unaffected by thousands of thermal cycles between +22°C and +80°C
Keywords :
ageing; life testing; optical directional couplers; optical testing; optical waveguides; thermal stability; waveguide discontinuities; 22 to 80 C; accelerated aging experiments; directly UV-written straight waveguides; directly UV-written waveguides; optical directional couplers; s-bends; thermal cycles; thermal stability; Accelerated aging; Bragg gratings; Glass; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Plasma temperature; Temperature distribution; Thermal stability; Waveguide components; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732421
