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Direct bonding dissimilar optical materials

Direct bonding dissimilar optical materials
Direct bonding dissimilar optical materials
This thesis presents the work conducted during this project on direct bonding of dissimilar optical materials at the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton. It covers the history and background of the art, before progressing to the development of unique bonding processes used during the research detailed. During this project, direct bonding using chemical and plasma activation is successfully conducted on both amorphous and crystalline materials. Bonding of borosilicate glass is demonstrated in the production of planar structured fibre preforms to be caned. Development of Nd:YAG to sapphire bonds is reported, producing bonds of remarkable resilience, capable of surviving dicing and polishing procedures. Zinc selenide to diamond and sapphire bonding is presented using a plasma activated approach along with investigation of the resulting bond’s limits, demonstrating the heat spreading benefits of a bonded diamond layer.
Direct Bonding, optical materials
University of Southampton
Stenhouse, Henry G.
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Stenhouse, Henry G.
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Mackenzie, Jacob
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Stenhouse, Henry G. (2018) Direct bonding dissimilar optical materials. Optoelectronics Research Centre, Doctoral Thesis, 155pp.

Record type: Thesis (Doctoral)

Abstract

This thesis presents the work conducted during this project on direct bonding of dissimilar optical materials at the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton. It covers the history and background of the art, before progressing to the development of unique bonding processes used during the research detailed. During this project, direct bonding using chemical and plasma activation is successfully conducted on both amorphous and crystalline materials. Bonding of borosilicate glass is demonstrated in the production of planar structured fibre preforms to be caned. Development of Nd:YAG to sapphire bonds is reported, producing bonds of remarkable resilience, capable of surviving dicing and polishing procedures. Zinc selenide to diamond and sapphire bonding is presented using a plasma activated approach along with investigation of the resulting bond’s limits, demonstrating the heat spreading benefits of a bonded diamond layer.

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Published date: May 2018
Keywords: Direct Bonding, optical materials

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Local EPrints ID: 420653
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/420653
PURE UUID: c811ed70-cfc6-4a52-b460-83efbabd61ba
ORCID for Jacob Mackenzie: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3355-6051

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Date deposited: 11 May 2018 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 06:35

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Author: Henry G. Stenhouse
Thesis advisor: Jacob Mackenzie ORCID iD

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