Optical interconnection using polymer microstructure waveguides

Ray T. Chen; Michael R. Wang; Gregory J. Sonek; Tomasz P. Jannson

doi:10.1117/12.55845

1 May 1991 Optical interconnection using polymer microstructure waveguides

Ray T. Chen, Michael R. Wang, Gregory J. Sonek, Tomasz P. Jannson

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 30, Issue 5, (May 1991). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.55845

Abstract

The properties and development of low-loss (<1 dB/cm) graded-index (GRIN) polymer microstructure waveguides (PMSWs) on various substrates, including semiconductors, conductors, insulators, and Ceramics, are described. PMSW films can now be produced, uniformly, over substrate areas exceeding 400 cm². The polymer materials exhibit wide transmission bandwidths (0.3 to 2.7 μm) and thermal stability characteristics over a large dynamic temperature range ( —100°C to +180°C). Local sensitization techniques have been applied to PMSW films to produce planar, single and multiplexed, holographic gratings. Wavelength division demultiplexing devices and single-wavelength 1-to-N fanout optical interconnects have also been realized. The polymer technology reported is well suited for optical interconnection, signal processing, communication, and sensing applications.

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Ray T. Chen, Michael R. Wang, Gregory J. Sonek, and Tomasz P. Jannson "Optical interconnection using polymer microstructure waveguides," Optical Engineering 30(5), (1 May 1991). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.55845

Published: 1 May 1991

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