Abstract
It is shown that the performance of UV written waveguides can be
influenced strongly by the outdiffusion of molecular deuterium
during fabrication. By cooling the sample to -33 °C, the time
available for UV writing may be increased to > 10 h,
compared to ~15 min at room temperature.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 21 |
Pages (from-to) | 1840-1842 |
ISSN | 0013-5194 |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |