• DocumentCode
    1006596
  • Title

    High-temperature stable flexible polymer waveguide laminates

  • Author

    Kopetz, S. ; Rabe, E. ; Neyer, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Arbeitsgebiet Mikrostrukturtechnik, Univ. of Dortmund, Germany
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    634
  • Lastpage
    635
  • Abstract
    A large area (390/spl times/150 mm) flexible polymer optical waveguide foil and its production process is presented. The waveguide materials are highly transparent, refractive index tuned polysiloxanes. The waveguide layer is embedded between two flexible PCB laminates. The optical loss at 850 nm is <0.06 dB/cm even after temperature treatments up to lead-free soldering temperatures of 290/spl deg/C.
  • Keywords
    flexible electronics; integrated optics; laminates; optical interconnections; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; printed circuits; 150 mm; 290 C; 390 mm; 850 nm; flexible PCB laminates; flexible polymer optical waveguide foil; flexible polymer waveguide laminates; lead-free soldering temperatures; optical interconnects; optical loss; refractive index tuned polysiloxanes; waveguide materials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20060984
  • Filename
    1648605