Title :
Integration of polymer optical waveguides into printed circuit boards
Author :
Lehmacher, S. ; Neyer, A.
Author_Institution :
Fakultat fur Elektrotech., Dortmund Univ., Germany
fDate :
6/8/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Temperature stable polymer optical waveguides have been realised and integrated into printed circuit boards (PCBs). A special waveguide fabrication process has been developed which is compatible with standard PCB processing technologies. Multimode waveguides with a 100×100 μm2 cross-section have been produced by hot embossing thin polymer foils. Embedding of the waveguide foils into multilayer PCBs has led to a hybrid electrical-optical circuit board solution
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical fabrication; optical multilayers; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; optical receivers; optical transmitters; printed circuit manufacture; 100 mum; PCBs; cross-section; hot embossing; hybrid electrical-optical circuit board solution; multilayer PCBs; multimode waveguides; polymer optical waveguides; printed circuit boards; special waveguide fabrication process; standard PCB processing technologies; temperature stable polymer optical waveguides; thin polymer foils;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000742
