• DocumentCode
    897947
  • Title

    Computer-controlled pressure-dispensed multimode polymer waveguides

  • Author

    Keyworth, Barrie P. ; McMullin, James N. ; Narendra, R. ; Macdonald, R. Ian

  • Author_Institution
    Telecommun. Res. Lab., Edmonton, Alta., Canada
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    572
  • Lastpage
    577
  • Abstract
    An extremely simple, low-cost technique is described for rapid fabrication of polymer optical waveguides on silicon or glass substrates. Experimental results are reported for two types of multimode optical waveguides suitable for signal distribution in hybrid OEIC´s. Losses as low as 0.1 dB/cm are observed
  • Keywords
    integrated optoelectronics; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; process control; hybrid OEICs; low-cost technique; multimode polymer waveguides; optical losses; optical waveguides; rapid fabrication; signal distribution; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Substrates; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, Part B: Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9894
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/96.404118
  • Filename
    404118