Dr. Nina Hendrickx Profile

Dr. Nina Hendrickx

at Univ Gent

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Proceedings Article | 13 May 2010 Paper

Design and fabrication of embedded micro-mirror inserts for out-of-plane coupling in PCB-level optical interconnections

Jurgen Van Erps, Nina Hendrickx, Erwin Bosman, Peter Van Daele, Christof Debaes, Hugo Thienpont

Proceedings Volume 7716, 77161Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853648

KEYWORDS: Micromirrors, Waveguides, Mirrors, Tolerancing, Sensors, Prototyping, Optical interconnects, Ray tracing, Polymers, Integrated optics

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Optical interconnections have gained interest over the last years, and several approaches have been presented for the integration of optics to the printed circuit board (PCB)-level. The use of a polymer optical waveguide layer appears to be the prevailing solution to route optical signals on the PCB. The most difficult issue is the efficient out-of-plane coupling of light between surface-normal optoelectronic devices (lasers and photodetectors) and PCB-integrated waveguides. The most common approach consists of using 45° reflecting micro-mirrors. The micro-mirror performance significantly affects the total insertion loss of the optical interconnect system, and hence has a crucial role on the system's bit error rate (BER) characteristics. Several technologies have been proposed for the fabrication of 45° reflector micro-mirrors directly into waveguides. Alternatively, it is possible to make use of discrete coupling components which have to be inserted into cavities formed in the PCB-integrated waveguides. In this paper, we present a hybrid approach where we try to combine the advantages of integrated and discrete coupling mirrors, i.e. low coupling loss and maintenance of the planararity of the top surface of the optical layer, allowing the lamination of additional layers or the mounting of optoelectronic devices. The micro-mirror inserts are designed through non-sequential ray tracing simulations, including a tolerance analysis, and subsequently prototyped with Deep Proton Writing (DPW). The DPW prototypes are compatible with mass fabrication at low cost in a wide variety of high-tech plastics. The DPW micro-mirror insert is metallized and inserted in a laser ablated cavity in the optical layer and in a next step covered with cladding material. Surface roughness measurements confirm the excellent quality of the mirror facet. An average mirror loss of 0.35-dB was measured in a receiver scheme, which is the most stringent configuration. Finally, the configuration is robust, since the mirror is embedded and thus protected from environmental contamination, like dust or moisture adsorption, which makes them interesting candidates for out-of-plane coupling in high-end boards.

Proceedings Article | 12 February 2009 Paper

MT-compatible interface between peripheral fiber ribbons and printed circuit board-integrated optical waveguides

J. Van Erps, N. Hendrickx, M. Vervaeke, C. Debaes, P. Yan, G. Van Steenberge, P. Van Daele, H. Thienpont

Proceedings Volume 7221, 72210C (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.805405

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Optical alignment, Connectors, Laser ablation, Interfaces, Tolerancing, Optical fibers, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Multimode fibers

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2008 Paper

Flexible embedded active optical link

Erwin Bosman, Geert Van Steenberge, Nina Hendrickx, Wim Christiaens, Jan Vanfleteren, Peter Van Daele

Proceedings Volume 6992, 69920V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.780493

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Laser ablation, Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, Mirrors, Photodiodes, Polymers, Micromirrors, Cladding, Excimer lasers, Optoelectronics

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2008 Paper

Enhanced pluggable out-of-plane coupling components for printed circuit board-level optical interconnections

J. Van Erps, S. Heyvaert, C. Debaes, B. Van Giel, N. Hendrickx, P. Van Daele, H. Thienpont

Proceedings Volume 6992, 69920S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.779265

KEYWORDS: Micromirrors, Sensors, Waveguides, Mirrors, Collimation, Ray tracing, Optimization (mathematics), Optical circuits, Optical interconnects, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2008 Paper

Coupling structures for out-of-plane coupling in optical PCBs

N. Hendrickx, J. Van Erps, E. Bosman, H. Thienpont, P. Van Daele

Proceedings Volume 6992, 69920R (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.780505

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Mirrors, Laser ablation, Micromirrors, Polymers, Cladding, Optical interconnects, Integrated optics, Optical printed circuit boards, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2008 Paper

Towards flexible routing schemes for polymer optical interconnections on printed circuit boards

N. Hendrickx, G. Van Steenberge, E. Bosman, J. Van Erps, H. Thienpont, P. Van Daele

Proceedings Volume 6899, 689904 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.761642

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Waveguides, Laser ablation, Polymers, Optical interconnects, Optical alignment, Micromirrors, Excimer lasers, Cladding, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2007 Paper

Low-cost micro-optics for PCB-level photonic interconnects

Jürgen Van Erps, Christof Debaes, Michael Vervaeke, Lieven Desmet, Nina Hendrickx, Geert Van Steenberge, Heidi Ottevaere, Pedro Vynck, Virginia Gomez, Sara Van Overmeire, Yuzo Ishii, Peter Van Daele, Alex Hermanne, Hugo Thienpont

Proceedings Volume 6476, 64760L (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.705844

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Micromirrors, Optical interconnects, Laser ablation, Free space optics, Connectors, Prototyping, Integrated optics, Polymers, Monte Carlo methods

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Proceedings Article | 21 April 2006 Paper

Roughness measurements on coupling structures for optical interconnections integrated on a printed circuit board

Nina Hendrickx, Jürgen Van Erps, Himanshu Suyal, Mohammad Taghizadeh, Hugo Thienpont, Peter Van Daele

Proceedings Volume 6185, 61851E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.665387

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Surface roughness, Laser ablation, Micromirrors, Polymers, Waveguide lasers, Optical interconnects, Mirrors, Polymethylmethacrylate, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 21 April 2006 Paper

Laser ablated coupling structures for stacked optical interconnections on printed circuit boards

Nina Hendrickx, Geert Van Steenberge, Peter Geerinck, Jürgen Van Erps, Hugo Thienpont, Peter Van Daele

Proceedings Volume 6185, 618503 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.663247

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Micromirrors, Laser ablation, Optics manufacturing, Cladding, Integrated optics, Polymers, Surface roughness, Sensors, Optical interconnects

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Proceedings Article | 21 April 2006 Paper

Development of a technology for fabricating low-cost parallel optical interconnects

Geert Van Steenberge, Nina Hendrickx, Peter Geerinck, Erwin Bosman, Steven Van Put, Peter Van Daele

Proceedings Volume 6185, 618507 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.663499

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Laser ablation, Polymers, Excimer lasers, Mirrors, Polymer multimode waveguides, Cladding, Wave propagation, Metals, Ultrasonography

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Proceedings Article | 21 April 2006 Paper

High-efficiency diffraction grating coupler for multimode optical interconnect

Janyce Franc, Nathalie Destouches, Danièle Blanc, Jean-Claude Pommier, Svetlen Tonchev, Geert Van Steenberge, Nina Hendrickx, Arndt Last, Olivier Parriaux

Proceedings Volume 6185, 61851F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666710

KEYWORDS: Diffraction gratings, Waveguides, Diffraction, Metals, Optical interconnects, Interfaces, Reflection, Mirrors, Dielectrics, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 10 February 2006 Paper

Development of a fabrication technology for integrating low cost optical interconnects on a printed circuit board

Geert Van Steenberge, Nina Hendrickx, Peter Geerinck, Erwin Bosman, Steven Van Put, Jurgen Van Erps, Hugo Thienpont, Peter Van Daele

Proceedings Volume 6126, 612603 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.644508

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Mirrors, Laser ablation, Polymers, Polymer multimode waveguides, Manufacturing, Excimer lasers, Cladding, Metals, Optical interconnects

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2005 Paper

Laser ablation and laser direct writing as enabling technologies for the definition of micro-optical elements

Nina Hendrickx, Himanshu Suyal, Geert Van Steenberge, Aongus McCarthy, Andy Walker, Heidi Ottevaere, Hugo Thienpont, Mohammad Taghizadeh, Peter Van Daele

Proceedings Volume 5956, 59561B (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.622904

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Laser ablation, Micromirrors, Polymers, Surface roughness, Mirrors, Cladding, Transmitters, Receivers, Optical interconnects

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2005 Paper

Deep lithography with protons to prototype pluggable micro-optical out-of-plane coupling structures for multimode waveguides

Jürgen Van Erps, Geert Van Steenberge, Nina Hendrickx, Peter Geerinck, Bart Volckaerts, Christof Debaes, Peter Van Daele, Hugo Thienpont

Proceedings Volume 5956, 595608 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.623143

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Micromirrors, Sensors, Reflection, Digital Light Processing, Tolerancing, Multimode fibers, Coating, Laser ablation, Lithography

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