Fabrication of Polymeric Multimode Waveguides for Application in the Local Area Network and Optical Interconnects

A.M.S. Musa; N.S. Lagali; N. Sulur; G. Sengo; A. Driessen

Fabrication of Polymeric Multimode Waveguides for Application in the Local Area Network and Optical Interconnects

A.M.S. Musa, N.S. Lagali, N. Sulur, G. Sengo, A. Driessen

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We report the fabrication of multimode polymeric waveguides using spin coating, photolithography, and reactive ion etching. Different layer structures have been used, e.g., a UV curable resin is used as a core layer and PMMA as a lower and upper cladding. The layer systems can be spun with good uniformity with thicknesses matching multimode fiber dimensions, and smooth waveguide side-walls have been obtained after etching. The measured performance of these waveguides demonstrates that low-loss waveguides can be fabricated cheaply. The waveguides are used in the realization of novel compact multimode power splitters and star couplers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2000 IEEE/LEOS Symposium Benelux chapter
Editors	X.J.M. Leijtens, J.H. Besten
Place of Publication	Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Pages	95-98
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 30 Oct 2000
Event	IEEE/LEOS Symposium Benelux Chapter 2000 - University of Delft, Delft, Netherlands Duration: 30 Oct 2000 → 30 Oct 2000

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Conference	IEEE/LEOS Symposium Benelux Chapter 2000
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Delft
Period	30/10/00 → 30/10/00

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METIS-130244
IR-58173

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Musa, AMS, Lagali, NS, Sulur, N, Sengo, G & Driessen, A 2000, Fabrication of Polymeric Multimode Waveguides for Application in the Local Area Network and Optical Interconnects. in XJM Leijtens & JH Besten (eds), 2000 IEEE/LEOS Symposium Benelux chapter. Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, pp. 95-98, IEEE/LEOS Symposium Benelux Chapter 2000, Delft, Netherlands, 30/10/00.

Fabrication of Polymeric Multimode Waveguides for Application in the Local Area Network and Optical Interconnects. / Musa, A.M.S.; Lagali, N.S.; Sulur, N.; Sengo, G.; Driessen, A.

2000 IEEE/LEOS Symposium Benelux chapter. ed. / X.J.M. Leijtens; J.H. Besten. Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2000. p. 95-98.

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Fabrication of Polymeric Multimode Waveguides for Application in the Local Area Network and Optical Interconnects

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