Title :
Absorption controlled photo-imageable silanes for integrated optics
Author :
Fardad, A. ; Zhang, Y. ; Liang, W. ; Morrell, M. ; Staples, R. ; Jiang, S. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution :
NP Phtonics Inc., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Novel fluorinated hybrid sol-gel materials are developed which show internal losses <0.1dB/cm. Compact beam splitters are demonstrated exhibiting propagation losses <0.5 dB/cm, power uniformity <1 dB and coupling losses <1.5 dB for commercialization of the sol-gel amplifying splitters.
Keywords :
fluorine; integrated optics; optical beam splitters; optical losses; optical materials; organic-inorganic hybrid materials; silicon compounds; sol-gel processing; 1.5 dB; F; SiH4; absorption control; beam splitters; coupling losses; fluorinated hybrid sol-gel materials; integrated optics; internal losses; photo-imageable silanes; power uniformity; propagation losses; sol-gel amplifying splitters; Absorption; Integrated optics; Optical control; Optical coupling; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Organic inorganic hybrid materials; Organic materials; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248102
