Compensation of birefringence within integrated optical components using a CO2 laser
Compensation of birefringence within integrated optical components using a CO2 laser
- Author(s): J. Canning and M. Åslund
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19990606
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- Author(s): J. Canning 1 and M. Åslund 1
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1: Optical Fibre Technology Centre (OFTC), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Affiliations:
1: Optical Fibre Technology Centre (OFTC), University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Volume 35, Issue 10,
13 May 1999,
p.
812 – 814
DOI: 10.1049/el:19990606 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
Birefringence compensation by processing with a CO2 laser is demonstrated in an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer fabricated in silica-on-silicon. The MZ response is matched for both polarisation states by using controlled laser ablation.
Inspec keywords: silicon compounds; compensation; silicon; birefringence; integrated optics; silicon-on-insulator; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; laser ablation; optical fabrication
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Subjects: Corrosion, oxidation, etching, and other surface treatments; Laser materials processing; Birefringence (condensed matter); Optical interferometry; Laser materials processing; Integrated optics; Optical fabrication, surface grinding; Integrated optics
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