DocumentCode
954590
Title
Photoelastic channel optical waveguides in epitaxial GaAs layers
Author
Westbrook, L.D. ; Fiddyment, P.J. ; Robson, P.N.
Author_Institution
British Post Office Research Centre, Ipswich, UK
Volume
16
Issue
5
fYear
1980
Firstpage
169
Lastpage
170
Abstract
Photoelastic channel optical waveguides have been fabricated in GaAs epitaxial layers. These waveguides exhibit strong lateral confinement in a single region of their cross-section. They compare favourably with previously demonstrated integrated optical waveguide structures.
Keywords
integrated optics; optical waveguides; photoelasticity; GaAs epitaxial layers; integrated optics; lateral confinement; photoelastic channel optical waveguides; strain field; stripe waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19800121
Filename
4243917
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