Title :
Carbon Nanotube-Polyimide Saturable Absorbing Waveguide Made by Simple Photolithography
Author :
Oomuro, T. ; Kaji, R. ; Itatani, T. ; Ishii, H. ; Itoga, E. ; Kataura, H. ; Yamashita, M. ; Mori, M. ; Sakakibara, Y.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba
Abstract :
Using photosensitive polyimide, we fabricated a buried waveguide containing carbon nanotubes by a simple photolithography process. Anisotropic linear absorption and saturable absorption due to the alignment of nanotubes were observed in the guided transmission.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; optical fabrication; optical polymers; optical saturable absorption; optical waveguides; photolithography; anisotropic linear absorption; buried waveguide fabrication; carbon nanotube-polyimide saturable absorbing waveguide; guided transmission; photolithography process; photosensitive polyimide; Absorption; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Carbon nanotubes; Lithography; Optical materials; Optical microscopy; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Polyimides; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452878
