Title :
Ultra-low-loss polymer waveguides
Author :
Yeniay, Aydin ; Gao, Renyuan ; Takayama, Kazuya ; Gao, Renfeng ; Garito, Anthony F.
Author_Institution :
Photon-X Inc., Malvern, PA, USA
Abstract :
Single-mode perfluoropolymer waveguide structures exhibiting a polarization-independent ultra low loss of <0.05 dB/cm at 1310 nm and <0.07 dB/cm at 1550 nm with a Δn of 1.6% have been fabricated for the first time. These new low-loss structures indicate relatively high-power-handling reliability at 1310 and 1550 nm. Based on this, a highly efficient arrayed-waveguide grating multi-demultiplexer with a crosstalk of 30±2 dB and an insertion loss of 2.8±0.3 dB is realized.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; demultiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical polymers; reliability; 1310 nm; 1550 nm; 2.5 to 3.1 dB; arrayed-waveguide grating multidemultiplexer; crosstalk; insertion loss; low-loss structures; polarization-independent ultra low loss; power-handling reliability; single-mode perfluoropolymer waveguide structures; ultra-low-loss polymer waveguides; Absorption; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical device fabrication; Optical losses; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Polarization; Propagation losses; Thermal stresses;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2003.822206
