Title :
Low loss and highly reliable polymer optical waveguides with perfluorinated dopant-free core
Author :
KUWANA, Yasuhiro ; TAKENOBU, Shotaro ; TAKAYAMA, Kousuke ; Yokotsuka, Shunsuke ; Kodama, Shunichi
Author_Institution :
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., Yokohama
Abstract :
Polarization independent and low propagation loss of 0.03 dB/cm even at 1650 nm was obtained by the polymer optical waveguide with the dopant-free core made of purely perfluorinated amorphous polymer. High durability to humidity was also shown
Keywords :
durability; integrated optics; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; reliability; semiconductor materials; 1650 nm; amorphous polymer; durability; low loss optical waveguides; perfluorinated dopant-free core; polarization independent loss; polymer optical waveguides; propagation loss; reliable optical waveguides; Absorption; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215471
