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
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19800121
