Process of making channel waveguides in gel-silica

Details Process of making channel waveguides in gel-silica Process of making channel waveguides in gel-silica

1995-02-13

1997-06-03

Robinson, Ellis

Glass manufacturing

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Sol-gel or liquid phase route utilized

65 173, 65 331, 65 332, 65386, 65392, 65395, 264 127, 20415741, 20415745, 20415751, C03B 800

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056349556

ABSTRACT:
Optical waveguides are produced in laser densified Type VI porous gel-silica. A CO.sub.2 laser directly scans the substrate having a pore size of about 30 angstroms. Tracks having a width of about 50 microns are produced.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5080962 (1992-01-01), Hench
patent: 5101413 (1992-03-01), Botez
Chia, T. et al., "Micro-Optical Arrays by Laser Densification of Gel-Silica Matrices", SPIE vol. 1758 Sol-Gel Optics II (1992) pp. 215-226.
Chia, Taipau, et al "Fabrication of Microlenses by Laser Densification on Gel Silica Glass", Chemical Processing of Advanced Materials, pp. 933-939. (1992), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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