Title :
Polymeric thermo-optic switch with imprinting and print-on-demand technology
Author :
Xiaohui Lin ; Tao Ling ; Subbaraman, Harish ; Guo, L. Jay ; Chen, Ray T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate polymer based 2×2 thermo-optic switches using imprinting and print-on-demand techniques. Operation performance shows <;0.5ms switching time at 1kHz. The fabrication process gives great potential for high throughput and low cost fabrication of photonic devices.
Keywords :
optical fabrication; optical polymers; optical switches; thermo-optical effects; fabrication process; frequency 1 kHz; high throughput photonic device; imprinting technology; low cost fabrication; operation performance; polymeric thermo-optic switch; print-on-demand technology; switching time; Heating; Optical device fabrication; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Polymers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
