Femtosecond laser pulses have been extensively employed to achieve 3D micro‐and
nanofabrication in various materials for a broad variety of applications. LiNbO3 crystal is a …

As one of most efficient techniques for material-property modification, ion implantation has
shown its unique ability for alteration of surface refractive index of a large number of optical …

Optical devices are necessary to meet the anticipated future requirements for ultrafast and
ultrahigh bandwidth communication and computing. All optical information processing can …

New inorganic-organic hybrid polymers (ORMOCER® s) for integrated optical and opto-
electronic devices were synthesized by sol-gel processing of functionalized alkoxysilanes …

We employed the atomic layer deposition technique to grow Al_2O_3 films with nominal
thicknesses of 400, 300, and 200 nm on silicon and soda lime glass substrates. The optical …

The advances in optoelectronics over the last three decades have been quite dramatic,
namely the mass manufacturing of low cost integrated circuits, revolutionizing the speed and …

Integrated opto-chemical sensors present great advantages in comparison to the current lab
equipment. They bring portability, reduced costs, facilitate in-situ measurements, as well as …

Ion beam implantation has been used not only to modify some properties of the bulk
materials but also to construct waveguide structures in many optical substrates by accurate …

A novel humidity sensor based on sol-gel clad polymer microring resonator is presented.
This sensor is based on the principle of change in refractive index of sol-gel on exposure to …

The possibility of using smectic liquid crystals in active waveguide devices is explored
through the analysis of both an integrated electro-optic switch and a continuously tunable …