DocumentCode
1109480
Title
Photochemical method to produce waveguiding in glass
Author
Borrelli, Nicholas F. ; Cotter, Michael D. ; Luong, John C.
Author_Institution
Res. and Deve. Div., Corning, NY, USA
Volume
22
Issue
6
fYear
1986
fDate
6/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
896
Lastpage
901
Abstract
A photochemical method is described whereby light guiding structures can be directly written with a focused laser beam in a high silica glass that is initially porous. The process mechanism is exemplified using titanocene dichloride as the visible-light sensitive compound impregnated into the porous glass. Examples of the guiding structure realizable from this method are provided. An analysis of the refractive index profile produced by the focused Ar ion laser is given along with a discussion of the limitation of our method.
Keywords
Laser applications, materials processing; Optical waveguides; Glass; Laser beams; Optical device fabrication; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photochemistry; Refractive index; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1986.1073044
Filename
1073044
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