Title :
Novel fabrication technique for planar glass waveguides
Author :
Harwood, D.W.J. ; Taylor, E.R.M. ; Brown, C.T.A. ; Shepherd, D.P. ; Payne, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
A novel technique has been developed for the deposition of low-loss planar glass waveguides by directly spin coating from the liquid, thus overcoming the problems of reproducing glass stoichiometry when depositing from the vapour
Keywords :
optical fabrication; optical glass; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; spin coating; stoichiometry; directly spin coating; glass stoichiometry; integrated optics; low-loss planar glass waveguides; optical fabrication technique; optical planar glass waveguides; vapour deposition; Coatings; Furnaces; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Scanning electron microscopy; Surface waves; Temperature; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732652