• DocumentCode
    1792513
  • Title

    Graded index silicone waveguides for high performance computing

  • Author

    Swatowski, Brandon W. ; Amb, Chad M. ; Hyer, Maynard G. ; John, Ranjith S. ; Weidner, W. Ken

  • Author_Institution
    Dow Corning Corp., Midland, MI, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    4-7 May 2014
  • Firstpage
    133
  • Lastpage
    134
  • Abstract
    We report on the optical functionality and key performance metrics of graded and step index multimode silicone waveguides. Results demonstrate optical losses of <;0.01 dB/crossing for graded index waveguides and 0.19-0.024 dB/crossing for step index.
  • Keywords
    gradient index optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical computing; optical interconnections; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicones; Si; graded index multimode silicone waveguides; high performance computing; optical losses; step index multimode silicone waveguides; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Optical interconnects; optical backplanes; polymer waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Interconnects Conference, 2014 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-2467-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OIC.2014.6886115
  • Filename
    6886115