Title :
Replicated polymer waveguides for access applications
Author :
Ishida, Y. ; Hayamizu, K. ; Hosokawa, H.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Device Laboratory, Omron Corp., Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
A replication technology for fabricating polymer optical waveguides has been developed. With this technology, coupler modules are successfully demonstrated with practical characteristics for low cost access applications. And V-groove integration onto those devices is introduced.
Keywords :
modules; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fabrication; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical polymers; optical waveguides; replica techniques; V-groove integration; coupler modules; polymer waveguides; replication; Costs; Glass; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Resins;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215473
