Abstract
An overview of key materials for optical communications, including semiconductors, dielectrics, glasses, and organics, is presented in this issue of MRS Bulletin. Materials quality is in all cases crucial for advanced device and system performance. Materials properties and important problems are reviewed, and their impact on the performance of state-of-the-art optical devices is assessed and demonstrated by means of selected examples.
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Hillmer, H., Germann, R. Photonic Materials for Optical Communications. MRS Bulletin 28, 340–344 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1557/mrs2003.97
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