• DocumentCode
    1123042
  • Title

    Do glass waveguides depolarize?

  • Author

    Jackel, J.L. ; Lee, K.Y. ; Favire, F.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Commununications Research, Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    8/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    818
  • Lastpage
    819
  • Abstract
    We present measurements of depolarization in channel waveguides fabricated by potassium-sodium ion exchange in soda-lime glass substrates. Depolarization in single mode guides is Small (less than 1 percent for 32-mm length) except when there are obvious mask defects.
  • Keywords
    Glass materials/devices; Integrated optics; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Aluminum; Glass; Integrated optics; Microscopy; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Power measurement; Semiconductor device measurement; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.1985.1074288
  • Filename
    1074288