Sol-gel waveguide fabrication parameters: an experimental investigation

Xin M. Du; Tahar Touam; L. Degachi; J. L. Guilbault; Mark P. Andrews; S. Iraj Najafi

doi:10.1117/1.601833

1 April 1998 Sol-gel waveguide fabrication parameters: an experimental investigation

Xin M. Du, Tahar Touam, L. Degachi, J. L. Guilbault, Mark P. Andrews, S. Iraj Najafi

Optical Engineering, Vol. 37, Issue 4, (April 1998). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.601833

Waveguides have been fabricated by a hybrid organic- inorganic glass sol-gel process and ultraviolet-light exposure. The adjustment of chemical composition of the materials provides precise selection of the refractive index from 1.48 to 1.52 at the wavelength of 632.8 nm. The effect of ultraviolet-light exposure and heat treatment on the refractive index is studied. Ultraviolet-light inscription has been employed to produce ridge waveguides with smooth sidewalls.

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Xin M. Du, Tahar Touam, L. Degachi, J. L. Guilbault, Mark P. Andrews, and S. Iraj Najafi "Sol-gel waveguide fabrication parameters: an experimental investigation," Optical Engineering 37(4), (1 April 1998). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.601833

Published: 1 April 1998

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