Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung e. V, Fraunhofer IZM, Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, D-13355 Berlin, Germany. Optical waveguides can be described as transparent structures which are more or less put onto solid carriers. In principle, they function just like fibers and are also described by the same parameters. However, there are also some fundamental differences: Waveguides are not produced ready-made by. A combination of acrylate formulations and SiO 2 nanoparticles is investigated with the aim to improve the optical properties of low-refractive index polymers that are used for the fabrication of planar optical waveguides. A decrease in refractive index and also in the thermo-optic coefficient of. Optical resonator-based frequency stabilization plays a critical role in ultra-low linewidth laser emission and precision sensing, atom clocks, and quantum applications.
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