Title :
Thin, flexible waveplate of fluorinated polyimide
Author :
Ando, Shin ; Sawada, Tsuyoshi ; Inoue, Yasuyuki
Author_Institution :
NTT Interdisciplinary Res. Lab., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A thin optical half-waveplate at 1.55 mu m, only 14.5 mu m thick, which is 6.3 times as thin as a zeroth order quartz waveplate, is prepared using fluorinated polyimide. This material has good flexibility, thickness controllability, and high thermal stability. The retardation of the waveplate was retained after annealing at 350 degrees C for 1 h.
Keywords :
annealing; birefringence; coating techniques; optical polarisers; optical polymers; optical workshop techniques; polymer films; 1 hour; 1.55 micron; 14.5 micron; 350 C; annealing; birefringent optical material; flexible waveplate; fluorinated polyimide; high thermal stability; retardation; thin optical half-waveplate; thin optical half-waveplate at 1.55 mu m;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19931433
