Reduction Of The Effects Of Scattering By Laser Annealing Of Optical Waveguides And By Use Of Integrated Waveguide Detection

J. T. Boyd; S. Dutta; H. E. Jackson; A. Naumaan

doi:10.1117/12.7972897

1 April 1982 Reduction Of The Effects Of Scattering By Laser Annealing Of Optical Waveguides And By Use Of Integrated Waveguide Detection

J. T. Boyd, S. Dutta, H. E. Jackson, A. Naumaan

Author Affiliations +

Optical Engineering, Vol. 21, Issue 2, 212293 (April 1982). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972897

Abstract

The use of laser annealing with a CO2 laser to improve the quality of both Corning 7059 and phosphosilicate glass (PSG) thin-film optical waveguides will be described. Dark-field photomicrographs taken before and after laser annealing imply that both surface and bulk defects are removed by laser annealing. Waveguide attenuation is typically measured to be on the order of 10 dB/cm before laser annealing, while after laser annealing values significantly lower than 0.1 dB/cm have been measured. We shall discuss the integration of a photodetector array and the optical waveguide structure, and the fact that for such a structure less scattering reaches adjacent array elements than when these two structures are not integrated. The dynamic range of the integrated optical signal process of interest would thus be expected to be greater for the integrated configuration.

Citation Download Citation

J. T. Boyd, S. Dutta, H. E. Jackson, and A. Naumaan "Reduction Of The Effects Of Scattering By Laser Annealing Of Optical Waveguides And By Use Of Integrated Waveguide Detection," Optical Engineering 21(2), 212293 (1 April 1982). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.7972897

Published: 1 April 1982

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available