Title :
Polymeric optical waveguide circuits formed using silicone resin
Author :
Watanabe, Toshio ; Ooba, Naoki ; Hayashida, Shoichi ; Kurihara, Takashi ; Imamura, Saburo
Author_Institution :
NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Polymeric optical waveguides fabricated using a newly developed silicone resin have a low birefringence as well as low propagation loss and good environmental stability. Optical waveguide circuits including a directional coupler, an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) multi/demultiplexer, and a digital thermooptic (TO) switch are successfully realized using the silicone resin
Keywords :
birefringence; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical directional couplers; optical fabrication; optical polymers; optical switches; refractive index; thermal stability; arrayed waveguide grating; demultiplexer; digital thermooptic switch; directional coupler; good environmental stability; low birefringence; low propagation loss; multiplexer; polymeric optical waveguide circuits; polymeric optical waveguide fabrication; silicone resin; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Birefringence; Circuit stability; Directional couplers; Optical arrays; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Resins; Switching circuits;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
