Title :
Polymeric Optical Splitter Based on Multimode Interference Mechanism
Author :
Haniff, M. ; Kassim, Norazan Mohd ; Mohammad, Abu Bakar ; Chin, Mee-Koy ; Lee, Shuh-Ying
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Univ. Teknol. Malaysia, Johor Bahru
Abstract :
A 1 times 2 and 1 times 3 planar optical splitter based on BenzoCyclobutene (BCB 4024-40) polymeric material is proposed. The device is designed based on symmetric interference mechanism, utilizing a BK7 glass as a substrate and thin layer of SiO2 as a cover. Simulation results show that the splitting uniformity is better than 0.5 dB at 1550 nm optical wavelength.
Keywords :
etching; light interference; optical beam splitters; optical design techniques; optical polymers; optical waveguides; BCB 4024-40; BK7 glass substrate; SiO2; benzocyclobutene polymeric material; chemical etching technique; multimode interference mechanism; planar optical splitter; polymer optical waveguide; polymeric optical splitter; symmetric interference mechanism; Chemicals; Integrated optics; Interference; Optical devices; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Research and development; BenzoCyclobutene polymer; chemical etching technique; multimode interference (MMI); optical splitter; polymer optical waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Research and Development, 2006. SCOReD 2006. 4th Student Conference on
Conference_Location :
Selangor
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0526-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0527-5
DOI :
10.1109/SCORED.2006.4339308
