DocumentCode
3401478
Title
Direct fabrication of surface relief electro-optic gratings in azo-polymer films
Author
Munakata, K. ; Harada, K. ; Yoshikawa, N. ; Itoh, M. ; Umegaki, S. ; Yatagai, T.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Tsukuba Univ., Ibaraki, Japan
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Firstpage
98
Abstract
We describe surface relief electro-optic gratings in azo-polymer films using two fabrication methods. One method uses CW laser beams, the other uses pulsed laser beams. The advantages of these methods are open air operation, short fabrication time and direct etching.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; electro-optical modulation; laser beam etching; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical polymers; polymer films; CW laser beams; azo-polymer films; direct etching; direct fabrication; fabrication time; modulation efficiency; open air operation; pulsed laser beams; surface relief electro-optic gratings; Etching; Glass; Gratings; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Polarization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5661-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.811642
Filename
811642
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