Low-loss polymeric optical waveguides with large cores fabricated by hot embossing

H. Mizuno; O. Sugihara; T. Kaino; N. Okamoto; M. Hosino

doi:10.1364/OL.28.002378

Low-loss polymeric optical waveguides with large cores fabricated by hot embossing

H. Mizuno, O. Sugihara, T. Kaino, N. Okamoto, M. Hosino

Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM)

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Abstract

A simple low-cost method of fabricating polymeric optical waveguides with large core sizes for plastic optical fibers is presented. The waveguides are fabricated by hot embossing with an ultraviolet-cured epoxy resin stamper. The stamper is fabricated by replication of a rectangular groove mold that is made from silicone rubber replicated from a ridged original silicon master. The master is fabricated by anisotropic etching of (110) single-crystal silicon. Optical waveguides with large core sizes of 100-500 μm have been fabricated, and a low propagation loss of 0.19 dB/cm at 650 nm was achieved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2378-2380
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	28
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.28.002378
Publication status	Published - 2003 Dec 1

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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