ELABORATION OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES WITH AN ACCURATE CONTROL OF THE REFRACTION INDEX PROFILE
G. Chartier, P. Collier, A. Guez, P. Jaussaud, W. Steichen
ELABORATION CONTROL
OF OPTICAL
WAVEGUIDES
WITH AN ACCURATE INDEX PROFILE
OF THE REFRACTION
G. CHARTIER,
P. COLLIER,
A. GUEZ,
P. JAUSSAUD,
W. STEICHEN
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ABSTRACT: Glass is a good material for integrated optics, since the value and the gradient of its refractive index can be of the same order as in optical fibers, allowing an efficient coupling. The refractive index can be varied by exc