Title :
Compact high efficiency bends in perfluorocyclobutyl polymer waveguides
Author :
Nordin, Gregory P. ; Cardenas, Jaime ; Kim, Seunghyun
Author_Institution :
Nano & Micro Devices Center, Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
We report the design, fabrication, and measurement of high efficiency, compact 45° single air interface bends in perfluorcyclobutyl (PFCB) copolymer waveguides. Experimental measurement reveals a low loss of 0.30±0.03 dB/bend for TM polarization and 0.33±0.03 dB/bend for TE polarization.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; optical testing; PFCB copolymer waveguides; TE polarization; TM polarization; compact high efficiency bends; perfluorocyclobutyl polymer waveguides; planar lightwave circuits; single air interface bends; waveguide design; waveguide fabrication; waveguide loss; waveguide measurement; Integrated optics; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Polymers; Refractive index; Sputter etching; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193085
