DocumentCode
936534
Title
Birefringence characteristics of benzocyclobutene rib optical waveguides
Author
Cheng, S.Y. ; Chiang, K.S. ; Chan, H.P.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, China
Volume
40
Issue
6
fYear
2004
fDate
3/18/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
372
Lastpage
374
Abstract
Zero-birefringence benzocyclobutene polymer rib waveguides as well as waveguides that exhibit low birefringence over a wide range of temperature are demonstrated. Experimental results agree well with theoretical calculations that take into account stress-induced birefringence.
Keywords
mechanical birefringence; optical polymers; optical waveguides; rib waveguides; benzocyclobutene polymer rib waveguides; birefringence characteristics; optical waveguides; stress-induced birefringence; zero-birefringence waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20040252
Filename
1278116
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