Abstract
Polymeric optical waveguide devices connectable to plastic optical fibers (POFs) fabricated by thermal replication using thermo-plastic and thermo-curable resins are presented. Optical waveguides with large core sizes of 1000 μm were fabricated, and low propagation loss of ∼0.2 dB/cm for thermo-plastic resin waveguide at 650 nm was achieved. Waveguide with high thermal resistance was realized by simultaneous curing and replication using thermo-curable multifunctional methacrylate monomers.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 60140N |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 6014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Dec 1 |
Event | Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications V - Boston, MA, United States Duration: 2005 Oct 24 → 2005 Oct 26 |
Keywords
- Large core
- Polymeric optical waveguide
- Thermal replication
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering