Title :
Ultra low loss polymer waveguides
Author :
Yeniay, A. ; Gao, Ran ; Takayama, K. ; Gao, Ran ; Garito, A.F.
Author_Institution :
Photon-X Inc., Malvern, PA, USA
Abstract :
Perfluoropolymer waveguide structures exhibiting polarization independent ultra low loss of <0.05 dB/cm at 1310 nm and <0.07 dB/cm at 1550 nm have been fabricated for the first time. These new low loss structures indicate relatively high power handling reliability.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; 1310 nm; 1550 nm; optical fabrication; optical polarization; perfluoropolymer waveguide structures; power handling reliability; ultra low loss polymer waveguides; Absorption; Loss measurement; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical planar waveguides; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248615
