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

被引：37

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

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 2013年 / 52卷 / 19期

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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