Title :
Polarization independent and low loss laser written polysiloxane interconnect building blocks
Author :
Lopez-Santiago, A. ; Gangopadhyay, P. ; Bablumyan, A. ; Voorakaranam, R. ; Takeuchi, Ken ; Deshazer, David J. ; Norwood, Robert A. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. Sci., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Single-mode polysiloxane based waveguides and directional couplers, key optical interconnect building blocks, were fabricated using direct laser writing. Key performance parameters include polarization independent propagation loss of 0.23 dB/cm and a possible wafer scale fabrication.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; light polarisation; light propagation; optical directional couplers; optical fabrication; optical interconnections; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; direct laser writing; directional couplers; low loss laser written polysiloxane interconnect building blocks; optical interconnect building blocks; polarization independent laser written polysiloxane interconnect building blocks; polarization independent propagation loss; single-mode polysiloxane based waveguides; wafer scale fabrication; Couplings; Optical device fabrication; Optical interconnections; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Waveguide lasers; Direct laser writing; optical interconnects; polymer waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Interconnects Conference, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Santa Fe, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5061-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5062-4
DOI :
10.1109/OIC.2013.6552926
