Double-alkali effect: influence on index profile of ion-exchanged waveguides
- 25 October 1979
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 15 (22) , 704-706
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19790501
Abstract
Optical waveguides approximating a step-index profile have been fabricated in soda-lime glass by ion-exchanging rubidium or caesium for sodium. We show that the low propagation losses and the diffusion profile are related to the interaction between the two alkalis.Keywords
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