Polymer based single and multislot waveguides

M. Hiltunen; J. Hiltunen; Antti Suutala; Jarkko Tuominen; Pentti Karioja

doi:10.1117/12.886815

3 May 2011 Polymer based single and multislot waveguides

M. Hiltunen, J. Hiltunen, Antti Suutala, Jarkko Tuominen, Pentti Karioja

Proceedings Volume 8068, Bioelectronics, Biomedical, and Bioinspired Systems V; and Nanotechnology V; 806812 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886815
Event: SPIE Microtechnologies, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

We discuss the applicability of using polymers for producing slot waveguide modes in single and triple-slot waveguide structures. We use finite element method to computationally study the field confinement and enhancement in the slot region with and without high refractive index coating on the top of the low index polymeric waveguide. The sensitivity to refractive index shift in ambient surrounding is improved almost five times in proposed high index coated polymer triple-slot waveguide structure compared to the ridge polymer waveguide.

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M. Hiltunen, J. Hiltunen, Antti Suutala, Jarkko Tuominen, and Pentti Karioja "Polymer based single and multislot waveguides", Proc. SPIE 8068, Bioelectronics, Biomedical, and Bioinspired Systems V; and Nanotechnology V, 806812 (3 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886815

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