Fabrication of composite sol-gel optical channel waveguides by laser writing lithography

Wenxiu Que; Yan Zhou; Yee Loy Lam; Yuen Chuen Chan; Yuwen Chen; Seng Lee Ng; ChinYi Liaw; Chan Hin Kam

doi:10.1117/12.347820

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7 May 1999 Fabrication of composite sol-gel optical channel waveguides by laser writing lithography

Wenxiu Que, Yan Zhou, Yee Loy Lam, Yuen Chuen Chan, Yuwen Chen, Seng Lee Ng, ChinYi Liaw, Chan Hin Kam

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Proceedings Volume 3740, Optical Engineering for Sensing and Nanotechnology (ICOSN '99); (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.347820
Event: Optical Engineering for Sensing and Nanotechnology (ICOSN '99), 1999, Yokohama, Japan

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We report the preparation of high optical quality sol-gel waveguide films made from high titanium content organically modified silane (ORMOSIL) and the fabrication of optical channel waveguides in the deposited sol-gel films. The waveguide films were deposited on a solid substrate (such as silicon) by spin-coating and low temperature baking, and the channel waveguides were fabricated using laser writing and reactive ion etching (RIE). The properties of the sol-gel waveguide films were characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM), ellipsometry, and UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-VIS). AFM and ellipsometry results showed that a dense and porous-free waveguide film could be obtained at the heat treatment temperature of 100 degrees celsius. The influence of the RIE parameters including O₂ content, rf power, and pressure on etching rate of the sol-gel waveguide films have been investigated. After a number of exploratory experiments, suitable etching parameters for the case of photoresist mask layer have been obtained.

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Wenxiu Que, Yan Zhou, Yee Loy Lam, Yuen Chuen Chan, Yuwen Chen, Seng Lee Ng, ChinYi Liaw, and Chan Hin Kam "Fabrication of composite sol-gel optical channel waveguides by laser writing lithography", Proc. SPIE 3740, Optical Engineering for Sensing and Nanotechnology (ICOSN '99), (7 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.347820

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