Low-loss InGaAsP/InP submicron optical waveguides fabricated by ICP etching

Samuel Dupont, A. Beaurain, Patrice Miska, Malek Zegaoui, Jean‐Pierre Vilcot, H.W. Li, M. Constant, D. Decoster, Jean Louis Chazelas

Electronics Letters · 2004 · 22 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

The fabrication and characterisation of low-loss InGaAsP/InP optical submicron waveguides made with ICP etching is reported. Their width ranges from 0.2 to 2 µm. For the 0.5 µm width, the propagation losses at λ=1.55 µm as low as 4.2 dB/mm have been measured.

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