Title :
Polymer photonic technologies for optical communications
Author :
Vainos, N. ; Alexandropoulos, D. ; Politi, C. ; Matrakidis, Chris ; Dede, G. ; Kamalakis, T. ; Kouloumentas, Christos ; Avramopoulos, H. ; Couris, S. ; Rokkas, T. ; Varoutas, Dimitris ; Vasilopoulou, M. ; Davazoglou, D. ; Pistolis, G. ; Argitis, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci., Univ. of Patras, Rio, Greece
Abstract :
The impact of photonics in telecommunications is indisputably massive; however it relies on efficient cost reduction which is in turn only possible if significant cost savings are made at all steps in the development of the photonic device from the material to packaging. The PHOTOPOLIS consortium has identified polymer technology as the ideal solution for producing low-cost devices. The paper aims to discuss the status of polymer photonic components and subsystems able to generate, transmit and manage optical information in a cost effective manner.
Keywords :
cost reduction; optical communication; optical polymers; optical transmitters; telecommunication network management; PHOTOPOLIS consortium; cost reduction; cost saving; optical communication; optical information generation; optical information management; optical information transmission; polymer photonic device technology; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical polymers; Photonics; optical communications; polymer devices; polymer photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2013 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cartagena
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2013.6603053
