Large core polymeric optical waveguides fabricated by thermal replication

Okihiro Sugihara; Hirotaka Mizuno; Toshikuni Kaino

doi:10.1117/12.631081

24 October 2005 Large core polymeric optical waveguides fabricated by thermal replication

Okihiro Sugihara, Hirotaka Mizuno, Toshikuni Kaino

Proceedings Volume 6014, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications V; 60140N (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.631081
Event: Optics East 2005, 2005, Boston, MA, United States

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.

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Okihiro Sugihara, Hirotaka Mizuno, and Toshikuni Kaino "Large core polymeric optical waveguides fabricated by thermal replication", Proc. SPIE 6014, Active and Passive Optical Components for WDM Communications V, 60140N (24 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.631081

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