DEMONSTRATION OF A DIRECTLY WRITTEN DIRECTIONAL COUPLER USING UV-INDUCED PHOTOSENSITIVITY IN A PLANAR SILICA WAVE-GUIDE

被引:62
作者
MAXWELL, GD
AINSLIE, BJ
机构
[1] BT Laboratories, Martlesham Heath
关键词
DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDES;
D O I
10.1049/el:19950071
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The authors report, for the first time, the demonstration of a UV directly written directional coupler in a planar silica waveguide on silicon: From the device parameters and the measured spectral characteristics. the UV-induced index change is calculated to be 0.0075. This is the highest photoinduced refractive index change reported to date in a planar silica waveguide.
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页码:95 / 96
页数:2
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