Title :
Self-organization of waveguides toward luminescent targets in novel organic/inorganic hybrid materials
Author :
Iida, Michihisa ; Yoshimura, Tetsuzo ; Nawata, Hideyuki
Author_Institution :
Tokyo Univ. of Technol., Hachioji, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate self-organization of an optical waveguide toward a luminescent target by self-focusing to enable “optical solder,” namely, a self-aligned coupling of two multimode optical fiber cores in a photo-sensitive organic/inorganic hybrid material, SUNCONNECT®.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical self-focusing; optical waveguides; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; self-assembly; SUNCONNECT; luminescent target; multimode optical fiber cores; optical solder; optical waveguide; photosensitive organic/inorganic hybrid material; self-aligned coupling; self-focusing; self-organization; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
