Antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides in polymer multilayer structures and with lateral confinement

Andreas H. Braeuer

doi:10.1117/12.139575

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14 January 1993 Antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides in polymer multilayer structures and with lateral confinement

Andreas H. Braeuer

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Proceedings Volume 1774, Nonconducting Photopolymers and Applications; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139575
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

There is a growing interest in applying polymers for integrated optics. ARROW waveguides basing on the Fabry-Perot effect exhibit a number of outstanding features compared with conventional waveguides. The theoretical ARROW concept based on leaky waves is discussed. Planar ARROWs realized in a polymer multilayer system by simple technologies have low loss (0.39 dB/cm) and can be made well-matching to a fiber field. Lateral confinement by ARROW-effect has been demonstrated experimentally.

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Andreas H. Braeuer "Antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides in polymer multilayer structures and with lateral confinement", Proc. SPIE 1774, Nonconducting Photopolymers and Applications, (14 January 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139575

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