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

Volume

16

Issue

5

fYear

1998

fDate

5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

892

Lastpage

901

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.669030

Filename

669030