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Planar optical waveguide

US5930439A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1997
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B2006/12169
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A planar optical waveguide comprises at least two cladding layers on a substrate with at least one core layer disposed between the cladding layers. The overcladding layer of the two layers is doped in order to produce a thermal coefficient of expansion close to or equal to that of the substrate in order to reduce the polarisation sensitivity of the device.

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