Title :
Low-loss polymeric directional couplers and 8-inch large-area optical waveguides fabricated by laser-beam writing
Author :
Yoshimura, Ryoko ; Tomaru, Satoru ; Imamura, Shun´ichi
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Directional couplers and 8-inch large-area optical waveguides were successfully fabricated by a laser-beam writing technique. Their propagation losses were as low as those of waveguides patterned by a conventional photolithographic technique with a photomask.
Keywords :
integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; laser beam applications; optical directional couplers; optical fabrication; optical interconnections; optical losses; optical polymers; 8 in; large-area optical waveguide fabrication; large-area optical waveguides; laser-beam writing; laser-beam writing technique; low-loss polymeric directional couplers; optical directional couplers; photolithographic technique; photomask; propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1996. ECOC '96. 22nd European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo, Norway
Print_ISBN :
82-423-0418-1
