Fluorinated acrylates in making low-loss, low-birefringence, and single-mode optical waveguides with exceptional thermo-optic properties

Robert Blomquist; Louay A. Eldada; Michael J. McFarland; Robert A. Norwood; Constantina Poga; Lawrence W. Shacklette

doi:10.1117/12.363907

5 October 1999 Fluorinated acrylates in making low-loss, low-birefringence, and single-mode optical waveguides with exceptional thermo-optic properties

Robert Blomquist, Louay A. Eldada, Michael J. McFarland, Robert A. Norwood, Constantina Poga, Lawrence W. Shacklette

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Proceedings Volume 3799, Organic Photorefractives, Photoreceptors, Waveguides, and Fibers; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363907
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

There is growing interest in the use of planar waveguide devices in telecommunications. Polymeric planar waveguide devices are of special interest in thermo-optic devices because of their high values for dn/dT. This paper details the possible choices in different photolithographic system that could be used in making such devices. This paper explains the benefits of using fluorinated acrylates in achieving low-loss waveguides with low birefringence. It also explains the unique benefits of fluorinated acrylates in making Bragg gratings.

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Robert Blomquist, Louay A. Eldada, Michael J. McFarland, Robert A. Norwood, Constantina Poga, and Lawrence W. Shacklette "Fluorinated acrylates in making low-loss, low-birefringence, and single-mode optical waveguides with exceptional thermo-optic properties", Proc. SPIE 3799, Organic Photorefractives, Photoreceptors, Waveguides, and Fibers, (5 October 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363907

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