Title :
GI-core polymer optical waveguide fabricated using soft-lithography method for optical circuit boards
Author :
Sugimori, Yusuke ; Ishigure, Takaaki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We successfully fabricate large-sized (20-cm long) graded-index (GI) core polymer optical waveguides with high thermal durability, using the soft-lithography method. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the fabricated GI-core waveguide shows lower inter-channel crosstalk than the SI-core waveguides fabricated using the same method.
Keywords :
gradient index optics; optical fabrication; optical polymers; optical waveguides; soft lithography; GI-core polymer optical waveguide; graded-index core polymer optical waveguides; inter-channel crosstalk; optical circuit boards; size 20 cm; soft-lithography method; thermal durability; Crosstalk; Optical crosstalk; Optical device fabrication; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110766
