Title :
UV written waveguide devices using crosslinkable PMMA-based copolymers
Author :
Koo, J.-S. ; Williams, R.B. ; Gawith, C.B.E. ; Watts, S.P. ; Emmerson, G.D. ; Albanis, V. ; Smith, P.G.R. ; Grossel, M.C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
2/20/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Integrated optical devices, S-bends and Y-splitters, have been fabricated in the poly(methylmethacrylate/2-methacryloylethylmethacrylate) copolymer system (P(MMA/MAOEMA)) by direct UV writing. This fabrication technique uses a UV-induced refractive index change without additional etching. Y-splitter junction losses of 0.4 dB and a splitting ratio of 50 ± 1% were obtained.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical beam splitters; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical waveguide components; polymer blends; refractive index; waveguide discontinuities; (P(MMA/MAOEMA)); 0.4 dB; S-bends; UV written waveguide devices; Y-splitters; crosslinkable PMMA-based copolymers; integrated optical devices; losses; poly(methylmethacrylate/2-methacryloylethylmethacrylate) copolymer; refractive index change; splitting ratio;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030274
