Title :
Photo-patternable polymer waveguides for microring resonators
Author :
Dekker, Ronald ; Diemeer, M.B.J. ; Worhoff, K. ; Driessen, A.
Author_Institution :
Integrated Opt. Micro Syst., Twente Univ., Enschede, Netherlands
Abstract :
Low-cost fabrication of passive and rare-earth ion doped microring resonators using high refractive index photo patternable polymers is presented. Filter characteristics are shown for varying gaps and coupling lengths in case of an air cladding.
Keywords :
claddings; integrated optics; micro-optics; microcavities; optical fabrication; optical filters; optical polymers; optical waveguides; refractive index; air cladding; filter characteristics; high refractive index polymers; low-cost fabrication; microring resonators; passive resonators; photopatternable polymer; polymer waveguides; rare-earth ion doped resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1