Realization of integrated Bragg reflectors in DANS-polymer waveguides

Author

Aramaki, Shinji ; Assanto, Gaetano ; Stegeman, George I. ; Marciniak, M.

Author_Institution

Mitsubishi Kasei Corp., Yokohama, Japan

Volume

11

Issue

7

fYear

1993

fDate

7/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1189

Lastpage

1195

Abstract

The fabrication of integrated optical Bragg grating reflectors in organic waveguides, utilizing a DANS (4-dialkylamino-4´-nitrostilbene) side-chain-substituted polymer is described. The devices operate in the 1.5-μm telecommunication window and exhibit a linear narrowband filtering action with good throughput and coupling efficiency. The effect of a small slant in the channel direction is investigated experimentally. The structures have also been switched from a low to a high transmission state via a thermal refractive nonlinearity

Keywords

diffraction gratings; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical polymers; optical waveguides; 4-dialkylamino-4´-nitrostilbene) side-chain-substituted polymer; channel direction; coupling efficiency; fabrication; integrated optical Bragg grating reflectors; linear narrowband filtering action; organic waveguides; slant; telecommunication window; thermal refractive nonlinearity; throughput; transmission state; Bragg gratings; Filtering; Integrated optics; Narrowband; Nonlinear filters; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.238080

Filename

238080