Title :
Polymer PLC as an optical integration bench
Author :
Keil, Norbert ; Zawadzki, Crispin ; Zhang, Ziyang ; Wang, Jin ; Mettbach, Nelson ; Grote, Norbert ; Schell, Martin
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Telecommun., Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A polymer-based photonic toolbox is presented, in which fiber grooves, waveguides, thin film elements and 45° mirrors can be combined for hybrid integration with active components. The toolbox provides solutions for polarization control and 90° hybrids.
Keywords :
integrated optics; mirrors; optical fibre polarisation; optical films; optical polymers; optical waveguides; polymer films; thin films; fiber grooves; mirrors; optical integration bench; optical waveguides; polymer polarization control; polymer-based photonic toolbox; thin film elements; Couplings; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Polymers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
