Title :
Property-tailorable PFCB-containing polymers for wavelength division devices
Author :
Jiang, Jia ; Callender, Claire L. ; Blanchetière, Chantal ; Noad, Julian P. ; Chen, Shengrong ; Ballato, John ; Smith, Dennis W., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont.
Abstract :
This paper demonstrates the application of property-tailorable perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) polymers to the fabrication of arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) devices for use in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical networks. This novel series of PFCB polymers exhibits low optical attenuation, high thermal stability, and tailorable refractive index, facilitating the design of high-performance photonic devices. The design, fabrication, and characterization of AWGs are reported in this paper. The fabricated devices show high thermal stability and low on-chip losses. Optimization of devices through the tailoring of material properties and fabrication process parameters is discussed. The successful fabrication of AWG highlights the potential of this material for other devices in photonic applications
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical fibre communication; optical polymers; refractive index; thermal stability; wavelength division multiplexing; arrayed-waveguide grating; perfluorocyclobutyl polymers; refractive index; thermal stability; wavelength division multiplexing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical arrays; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical polymers; Thermal stability; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Arrayed-waveguide gratings (AWGs); optical loss; perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB); polymer; refractive index; waveguide;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2006.876901
