Title :
Low-cost and low-loss multimode waveguides of photodefinable epoxy
Author :
Diemeer, Mart ; Hilderink, Lucie ; Dekker, Ronald ; Driessen, Alfred
Author_Institution :
Integrated Opt. Microsystems Group, Twente Univ., Enschede
Abstract :
To satisfy the urgent need for low-cost multimode planar waveguides, we developed photodefined, multimode-fiber compatible waveguides with low-cost commercially available epoxies showing low losses from 550 to 1100 nm and around 1300nm
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; 550 to 1100 nm; epoxy; multimode fiber; multimode planar waveguide; Light emitting diodes; Optical films; Optical interconnections; Optical planar waveguides; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Polymer films; Integrated optics; optical interconnections; optical polymers; waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.879519
