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Thin-film waveguide devices

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This paper reviews a variety of practical or potential uses of low optical loss thin-film waveguides for light modulation, deflection, and switching. Emphasis is given to those thin-film devices that most likely will become necessary replacements of the bulk for systems involving signal processing, imaging radar, and optical communication in the infrared.

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Cheo, P.K. Thin-film waveguide devices. Appl. Phys. 6, 1–19 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00883543

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