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Planar waveguides in multicomponent glasses fabricated by field-driven differential drift of cations

Planar waveguides in multicomponent glasses fabricated by field-driven differential drift of cations
Planar waveguides in multicomponent glasses fabricated by field-driven differential drift of cations
The fabrication of planar waveguides by a constant-current thermal poling procedure in multicomponent glasses rich in alkali or alkaline earth ions is described. Near the anode, the dc electric field applied to the substrate separates the mobile cations into regions according to their mobility. Each region presents a different refractive index, allowing a waveguide to be formed. This method produces waveguides with an index increase greater than 10-2 in soda-lime glass with no external ion source, and the waveguides are buried beneath the substrate surface without an additional step.
0146-9592
906-908
Brennand, A.L.R.
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Wilkinson, J.S.
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Brennand, A.L.R.
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Wilkinson, J.S.
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Brennand, A.L.R. and Wilkinson, J.S. (2002) Planar waveguides in multicomponent glasses fabricated by field-driven differential drift of cations. Optics Letters, 27 (11), 906-908. (doi:10.1364/OL.27.000906).

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The fabrication of planar waveguides by a constant-current thermal poling procedure in multicomponent glasses rich in alkali or alkaline earth ions is described. Near the anode, the dc electric field applied to the substrate separates the mobile cations into regions according to their mobility. Each region presents a different refractive index, allowing a waveguide to be formed. This method produces waveguides with an index increase greater than 10-2 in soda-lime glass with no external ion source, and the waveguides are buried beneath the substrate surface without an additional step.

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Published date: 2002
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 268114
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/268114
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 1af5887f-44d2-47e2-8775-bc6861ec8328
ORCID for J.S. Wilkinson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4712-1697

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Date deposited: 26 Oct 2009 11:44
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:34

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Author: A.L.R. Brennand
Author: J.S. Wilkinson ORCID iD

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