Polymer material for optical devices application

An overview of polymer materials in optical waveguiding technology is presented. This includes a review of the types of polymer being used worldwide in the development of optical devices, the track record and performances of polymer based optical devices successfully being developed as compared to other optical materials and also of the external field control of the polymer material for active devices application. Further discussion then include the current research in polymer based optical waveguiding technology held in our Photonic Research Group together with possible development and commercialization.