Optical waveguides – Optical fiber waveguide with cladding
Patent
1995-03-08
1996-03-26
Healy, Brian
Optical waveguides
Optical fiber waveguide with cladding
385 11, 385 37, 385127, 385141, G02B 602, G02B 634
Patent
active
055027865
ABSTRACT:
A method of controlling the polarization properties of a photo-induced device in an optical waveguide and a method of investigating the structure of a light guiding body such as an optical waveguide are disclosed. A device, such as gratings, is written by exposing one side of the optical waveguide to light. The unexposed side is then exposed to an amount of light sufficient to impart the desired birefringence to the written device. The birefringence can be minimized in the written device by exposing the opposite side to light in an amount sufficient to minimize the amount of birefringence. The light guiding body is investigated by cleaving the elongated light guiding body, such as an optical waveguide, to expose its cross-section. The cleaved section is then treated to expose difference between the core and cladding. Treatment may include etching in an acid or base. The cross-section is then profiled with a scanning probe microscope such as an atomic force microscope to investigate the structure of the light guiding body. The difference in refractive index can be determined across the cleaved endface based on differences in the etched depth.
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Inniss Daryl
Vengsarkar Ashish M.
Zhong Qian
AT&T Corp.
Healy Brian
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