Title :
Cost-effective side-coupling polymer fiber optics for optical interconnections
Author :
Li, Yao ; Wang, Ting ; Fasanella, Kenneth
Author_Institution :
NEC Res. Inst., Princeton, NJ, USA
fDate :
5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Potentially low-cost optical side-couplers embedded along a polymer optical fiber are demonstrated using etched micromirrors. Both serial and parallel mirror fabrication possibilities are discussed. Light distributions to as many as 300 such side-coupling ports along a single straight fiber were experimentally obtained with uniformity of 74%. Various unidirectional and bidirectional all polymer array coupler concepts are presented. Some of them are experimentally demonstrated
Keywords :
arrays; mirrors; optical directional couplers; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre theory; optical interconnections; optical polymers; bidirectional all polymer array coupler; cost-effective side-coupling polymer fiber optics; etched micromirrors; light distribution; low-cost optical side-couplers; optical interconnections; parallel mirror fabrication; polymer optical fiber; serial mirror fabrication; side-coupling ports; single straight fiber; unidirectional all polymer array coupler; Etching; Micromirrors; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical reflection; Optical surface waves;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
