Title :
Reconfigurable thermo-optic polymer switch based true-time-delay network utilizing imprinting and inkjet printing
Author :
Zeyu Pan ; Subbaraman, Harish ; Xiaohui Lin ; Qiaochu Li ; Cheng Zhang ; Tao Ling ; Guo, L. Jay ; Chen, Ray T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
Reconfigurable true-time-delay lines, comprising of 2×2 thermo-optic polymer switches and rib waveguides are fabricated utilizing a combination of roll-to-roll (R2R) compatible UV imprinting and ink-jet printing, which promises high throughput and low cost photonic devices.
Keywords :
ink jet printing; optical fabrication; optical polymers; optical switches; optical waveguides; rib waveguides; thermo-optical devices; R2R; high throughput photonic devices; ink-jet printing; low cost photonic devices; reconfigurable thermo-optic polymer switch; reconfigurable true-time-delay lines; rib waveguides; roll-to-roll compatible UV imprinting; true-time-delay network; Optical device fabrication; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Printing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
