Title :
Self-assembled 3-D Polymer Micro/nano Wire and Its Applications
Author :
Deng, KungLi ; Lee, Boon ; Gorczyca, Tom ; Guida, Renato ; Karras, Tom
Author_Institution :
Gen. Electr. Global Res. Center, Niskayuna, NY
Abstract :
Based on a novel light-induced local diffusion in polymer, we have demonstrated a self-aligned 3-D SM polymer waveguide for efficient optical coupling. The polymer waveguide relaxes the positioning requirements for single-mode chip-to-chip optical interconnections
Keywords :
light scattering; micro-optics; nanowires; optical couplers; optical fabrication; optical polymers; self-assembly; light-induced local diffusion; nanowires; optical coupling; polymer waveguide; self-assembled 3-D polymer microwires; single-mode chip-to-chip optical interconnections; single-mode waveguide; Glass; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Self-assembly; Waveguide discontinuities; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279100
