Flexible thin-film polymer waveguides fabricated in an industrial roll-to-roll process

被引:32
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作者
Bruck, R. [1 ]
Muellner, P. [1 ]
Kataeva, N. [1 ]
Koeck, A. [1 ]
Trassl, S. [2 ]
Rinnerbauer, V. [2 ]
Schmidegg, K. [2 ]
Hainberger, R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Austrian Inst Technol GmbH, A-1220 Vienna, Austria
[2] Hueck Folien GmbH, Baumgartenberg, Austria
关键词
HOT-EMBOSSING PROCESS; NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; EFFICIENT; COUPLER;
D O I
10.1364/AO.52.004510
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The fabrication of flexible low-loss, thin-film, foil-based polymer waveguides with grating couplers employing a high-volume industrial roll-to-roll process is demonstrated. The embossed waveguides feature propagation losses of less than 1 dB/cm (633 nm, TE polarization), bending losses of 0.4-0.8 dB/360 degrees for bending radii as small as 2 mm, and grating coupling efficiencies of up to 25%. In addition, the waveguides possess a thermo-optic coefficient of -1.58 x 10(-4) 1/degrees C. The fabricated waveguides are promising candidates for short-distance data communication as well as for sensing applications. (C) 2013 Optical Society of America
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页码:4510 / 4514
页数:5
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