DocumentCode
398928
Title
Polymer waveguides and device applications
Author
Shacklette, L. ; Blomquist, R. ; Deng, J. ; Ferm, P. ; Maxfield, M. ; Mato, J. ; Jiang, P. ; Killian, K. ; Beeson, K. ; Zou, Hailin
Author_Institution
Corning Inc., Somerset, NJ, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
323
Abstract
We have developed highly robust polymers derived from liquid multifunctional acrylate monomers that produce waveguides that offer propagation losses equivalent to planar silica guides. This materials technology enables a variety of high performance thermo-optic devices.
Keywords
optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; optical waveguide theory; silicon compounds; thermo-optical devices; SiO2; liquid multifunctional acrylate monomers; planar silica guides; polymer waveguides; propagation losses; thermo-optic devices; Liquid waveguides; Materials science and technology; Planar waveguides; Polarization; Polymers; Propagation losses; Robustness; Silicon compounds; Switches; Thermal stresses;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248101
Filename
1248101
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