Title :
Link power budget advantage of GI-core polymer optical waveguide for waveguide-based optical link
Author :
Yakabe, Seichiro ; Ishigure, Takaaki ; Nakagawa, Sachiko
Author_Institution :
Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate that GI-core polymer optical waveguides provide a 3.4-dB advantage in power budget of optical link composed of waveguides and MMF, compared to SI-core polymer optical waveguides.
Keywords :
optical links; optical polymers; optical waveguides; GI-core polymer optical waveguide; link power budget advantage; multimode fiber; waveguide-based optical link; Optical interconnections; Optical losses; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
