Title :
On-demand fabrication of micro-wired rods and nano-coupling control for 3D polymeric optical system
Author :
Yoshioka, Hiroaki ; Hirakawa, Noboru ; Nakano, Mitsuhiro ; Oki, Yuji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of I&E Visionaries, Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka, Japan
Abstract :
Fully polymeric 3D microcavity system was proposed and demonstrated in which integrates whisper-gallery-mode microrod lasers and output coupling waveguide. As on-site additive-manufacturing technique, microdispensing wired 7.3 μmφ polymer-microrods.
Keywords :
integrated optics; microcavity lasers; microfabrication; optical fabrication; optical polymers; rapid prototyping (industrial); waveguide lasers; whispering gallery modes; 3D polymeric optical system; fully polymeric 3D microcavity system; microdispensing wired polymer-microrods; nanocoupling control; on-demand fabrication; on-site additive-manufacturing technique; output coupling waveguide; whisper-gallery-mode microrod lasers; Accuracy; Couplings; Optical device fabrication; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Polymers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
