Single-mode-fiber-matched waveguide by silver/sodium ion-exchange and field-assisted ion-diffusion
                
                        
                        Y. HAO1,*
                            ,
                        
                        W. ZHENG1,
                        
                        Y. SUN1,
                        
                        J. YANG1,1,
                        
                        X. JIANG1,
                        
                        Q. ZHOU1,
                        
                        X. LI1,
                        
                        M. WANG1
                        
                    
                    Affiliation
                    
                        
                        - Department of Information Science & Electronics Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
 
                        
                    
                     
        
        Abstract
        Single-mode-fiber-matched glassed based waveguide is manufactured by silver/sodium ion-exchange, and field-assisted
ion-diffusion subsequently, in specially melted sodium-rich silicate glass substrate of optical quality. Propagation loss and
coupling loss respectively of ~0.10dB and 0.20~0.30dB/facet is achieved, based on this process, integrated optic 1×8 power
splitter has been fabricated, with insertion loss (IL) and polarization dependent loss (PDL) being respectively lower than
11.0dB and 0.1dB, over wavelength range of 1520~1570nm.
        Keywords
        Field-assisted ion diffusion, Glass, Waveguide.
        Citation
        Y. HAO, W. ZHENG, Y. SUN, J. YANG, X. JIANG, Q. ZHOU, X. LI, M. WANG, Single-mode-fiber-matched waveguide by silver/sodium ion-exchange and field-assisted ion-diffusion, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 9, September 2009, pp.865-868 (2009).
        Submitted at: Feb. 22, 2009
 
        Accepted at: Sept. 15, 2009