Applied Physics Letters · 1988 · 33 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsOpticsPhotonicsNonlinear Optical MaterialsNonlinear OpticsOptical GlassesOptical WaveguidesPolarization OpticsRefractive IndexBirefringenceBirefringence ModulationGlass WaveguidesPlanar Optical WaveguidesQuartz
Planar waveguides of the azo dye methyl-red in poly(methyl methacrylate) were spin coated on quartz glass. The transmission of simultaneously launched TE and TM modes (wavelength of the guided light: λ=633 nm) is studied under exposure to blue laser light (λ=488 nm). The guided light may be modulated by the exposing light at low speeds.
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