ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Three potential applications for the “ladder” siloxanes in photonic technologies are discussed. These are: (1) as a silica fiber cladding material for which a silica fiber core-siloxane cladding index depression (Δn) of 0.04 is observed; (2) as a fiber coating material to provide mechanical and environmental protection for which a siloxane coated silica core fiber is observed to have improved properties over a fiber coated with an epoxy-acrylate or linear siloxane. Thus, the ladder siloxane can serve a dual coating/cladding function; and (3) as the passive lightguiding element in planar optoelectronics for which the index depression (Δn), as compared to silica, is 0.04 for the cured siloxane. 0.02 for a fenestrated silica obtained by removing the organic component from the siloxane, or values between 0.02 and 0.0 obtained by sintering this fenestrated silica.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760291711
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