PROJECT DETAILS
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Self-writen channel waveguides |
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2004-07-01 |
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2007-06-30 |
The subject of the proposed project is theoretical and experimental study of
two and three dimensional self-written waveguides. As the photosensitive
medium will serve Germanium-doped silica glasses. For two-dimensional
structures will be prepared planar waveguides on the surface of the glass by
ion-exchange. The self-writing will be realized using two-photon absorption
from an Argon-ion laser. Special effort will be dedicated to find conditions
under which the channel waveguides are single-moded. We will also study
influence of polarization of the Argon laser on birefringence of the
self-written waveguides.
