GB2363361B - A reactive ion etching process - Google Patents

A reactive ion etching process

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GB2363361B
GB2363361B GB0118719A GB0118719A GB2363361B GB 2363361 B GB2363361 B GB 2363361B GB 0118719 A GB0118719 A GB 0118719A GB 0118719 A GB0118719 A GB 0118719A GB 2363361 B GB2363361 B GB 2363361B
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etching process
reactive ion
ion etching
reactive
ion
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Jesus Miguel Ruano-Lopez
James Ronald Bonar
Andrew James Mclaughlin
Silva Marques Paulo Vicente Da
Michael George Jubber
Christopher D W Wilkinson
James Stewart Aitchison
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University of Glasgow
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/10—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type
    • G02B6/12—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings of the optical waveguide type of the integrated circuit kind
    • G02B6/13—Integrated optical circuits characterised by the manufacturing method
    • G02B6/136—Integrated optical circuits characterised by the manufacturing method by etching

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Drying Of Semiconductors (AREA)
GB0118719A 1999-03-31 2000-03-30 A reactive ion etching process Expired - Fee Related GB2363361B (en)

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GB9907302A GB2348399A (en) 1999-03-31 1999-03-31 Reactive ion etching with control of etch gas flow rate, pressure and rf power
PCT/GB2000/001231 WO2000059020A1 (en) 1999-03-31 2000-03-30 A reactive ion etching process

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GB0118719D0 GB0118719D0 (en) 2001-09-26
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