EXAMINE THIS REPORT ON SLOT432

Prior to the deposition with the Er:Al2O3 active product, the coupling circuit, i.e., the strip waveguides, the manner changeover tapers as well as method converters have been lined using a 800 nm thick layer of hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ, n ~1.45) to stop their coating with the Lively material, as demonstrated in Fig. 1. The HSQ cladding wa