• 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