Title :
Polymeric digital optical switch using fluorinated polyimide
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A 1/spl times/8 polymeric digital optical switch made using highly reliable fluorinated polyimide has been demonstrated. High-acceleration damp-heat tests show the excellent potential of this switch for use in a nonhermetic package.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical crosstalk; optical polymers; optical waveguides; packaging; photonic switching systems; thermo-optical effects; fluorinated polyimide; high-acceleration damp-heat tests; nonhermetic package; polymeric digital optical switch; thermo-optical effect; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical losses; Optical polymers; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Packaging; Polyimides; Propagation losses; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766317
