ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
The fabrication and characterization of 1-3 μm polystyrene thin film integrated optical (IO) waveguides is presented. The polymer films were spun-cast onto quartz and glass microscope slides, yielding waveguides of varying quality. The majority of defects in the polymer films appeared to be introduced during the curing process. Laser light (488 nm) was coupled into the polymer films using the prism coupling technique. The collected Raman emission was used to characterize physical and light guiding properties of acceptable polymer films. The Raman intensity spectra collected as a function of the coupling angle supplied data for the calculation of polymer film thickness and refractive index as well as providing general measure of waveguide suitability. The intensity loss due to scatter of several waveguides was also determined to rigorously evaluate waveguide quality.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1988.070360214
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