Title :
Investigation of thermal stability of UV written planar waveguides using direct grating writing
Author :
Sparrow, I.J.G. ; Emmerson, G.D. ; Gawith, C.B.E. ; Watts, S.P. ; Albanis, V. ; Williams, R.B. ; Smith, P.G.R.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectronics Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We use the direct grating writing technique, based on direct UV writing, to define planar Bragg channel waveguides and accurately probe the refractive index to characterise thermal waveguide erasure and material properties.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; annealing; optical planar waveguides; refractive index; thermal stability; thermo-optical effects; UV written planar waveguides; direct UV writing; direct grating writing; planar Bragg channel waveguides; refractive index; thermal stability; thermal waveguide erasure;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
