Low-loss copper film ion-exchanged optical waveguides with step-like index profiles in glass

Jan-Marc Lehky; Daniel Erni; Franck Robin; Laurent Dellmann; Roger Dangel; Bert Jan Offrein; Werner Bächtold

doi:10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548242

LEOS 2005

Conference paper

22 Oct 2005

Low-loss copper film ion-exchanged optical waveguides with step-like index profiles in glass

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Abstract

Copper-film ion-exchange in glass is highly promising for fabricating optical waveguides. Enhanced steepness of the refractive index profile results from applying an electric field also during cooling. Optical waveguides present losses of 0.22dB/cm at 1300nm. © 2005 IEEE.

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