Abstract

Hybridization of sol-gel silica glass with photopolymerizable organic substuents offers considerable flexibility in the design of cost effective integrated optics devices. Through judicious choice of chemical functionalities, physical and optical properties of glasses can be tailored to satisfy device requirements. Provided glasses can be fabricated crack free and in few steps. Sol-gel derived glasses offer an attractive alternative to high temperature routes to robust optical components.

© 1995 IEEE