NONDESTRUCTIVE 2-DIMENSIONAL REFRACTIVE-INDEX PROFILING OF INTEGRATED-OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDES BY AN INTERFEROMETRIC METHOD

被引:7
作者
BETTS, RA [1 ]
LUI, F [1 ]
WHITBREAD, TW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NEW S WALES,SCH ELECT ENGN,KENSINGTON,NSW 2033,AUSTRALIA
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1991年 / 30卷 / 30期
关键词
INTEGRATED OPTICS; REFRACTIVE-INDEX PROFILING; OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDES; ION EXCHANGE;
D O I
10.1364/AO.30.004384
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We describe an interferometric method that uses an interference microscope that permits the determination of the complete two-dimensional refractive-index profile of integrated optical waveguides, provided that the form of the one-dimensional depth profile is known. Results are reported for potassium-sodium ion-exchanged channel waveguides and are shown to be in good agreement with theory.
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页码:4384 / 4389
页数:6
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