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Waveguide pair with cladding

US6044192A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 1999
Grant dateMar 28, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2019

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

Abstract

A planar waveguide structure has, supported on a lower refractive index buffer layer (5), a pair of optical cores (1, 2) that, over at least a portion of their length, are closely spaced. These cores are covered with a layer (6) of cladding material comprising boron and phosphorus doped silica glass deposited by PECVD as a succession of individually annealed layers in order to minimize the incidence of voids in the deposit between the cores.

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