Title :
SU-8 process optimization for high fiber coupling efficiency of liquid crystal filled photonic bandgap fiber components
Author :
Wei, L. ; Alkeskjold, T.T. ; Bjarklev, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
SU-8 structures are built up to increase the fiber coupling efficiency of liquid crystal photonic bandgap fiber components. The resolution reduction of UV exposure is minimized to 4%, and insertion loss is reduced to 2.7 dB.
Keywords :
liquid crystals; photonic crystals; SU-8 process optimization; high fiber coupling efficiency; liquid crystal filled photonic bandgap fiber components; Assembly; Electrodes; Insertion loss; Liquid crystals; Optical fiber devices; Optical losses; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Resists;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5213148
