On-chip reflowed polymer microlenses for collimating light from single-mode optical waveguides

Lantian Chang; N. Ismail; R.M. de Ridder; Markus Pollnau; Kerstin Worhoff

On-chip reflowed polymer microlenses for collimating light from single-mode optical waveguides

Lantian Chang, N. Ismail, R.M. de Ridder, Markus Pollnau, Kerstin Worhoff

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Abstract

We demonstrate a technique for solving the general problem of light collimation from planar channel waveguides in both lateral and vertical directions. The reflowed polymer microlens technique enables direct on-chip integration and yields mass-fabrication feasibility. Beam propagation simulation on a 90-μm-diameter microlens results in a Gaussian beam with 46 μm diameter at a distance of 2.5 mm from the microlens. First test structures have been fabricated by reflowing photoresist cylinders with 81 μm height and 83 μm diameter. The resulting spherical lenses have the diameter of 89 μm. Optical investigation is ongoing.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	17th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter
Place of Publication	Mons, Belgium
Publisher	Faculty of Engineering, University of Mons
Pages	243-246
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-2-8052-0184-4
Publication status	Published - 29 Nov 2012
Event	17th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter 2012 - Mons, Belgium Duration: 29 Nov 2012 → 30 Nov 2012 Conference number: 17 http://www.telecom.fpms.ac.be/IPS_symposium2012/

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Publisher	Faculty of Engineering, University of Mons

Conference

Conference	17th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter 2012
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Mons
Period	29/11/12 → 30/11/12
Internet address	http://www.telecom.fpms.ac.be/IPS_symposium2012/

Keywords

IOMS-PIT: PHOTONICS INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY
IR-83530
METIS-296172
EWI-22690

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Chang, L., Ismail, N., de Ridder, R. M., Pollnau, M., & Worhoff, K. (2012). On-chip reflowed polymer microlenses for collimating light from single-mode optical waveguides. In 17th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter (pp. 243-246). Faculty of Engineering, University of Mons. http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/22690/01/IEEE_Benelux_2012_proceeding_(from_Lantian_Chang).pdf

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Chang, L, Ismail, N, de Ridder, RM, Pollnau, M & Worhoff, K 2012, On-chip reflowed polymer microlenses for collimating light from single-mode optical waveguides. in 17th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter. Faculty of Engineering, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium, pp. 243-246, 17th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter 2012, Mons, Belgium, 29/11/12. <http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/22690/01/IEEE_Benelux_2012_proceeding_(from_Lantian_Chang).pdf>

On-chip reflowed polymer microlenses for collimating light from single-mode optical waveguides. / Chang, Lantian; Ismail, N.; de Ridder, R.M.; Pollnau, Markus; Worhoff, Kerstin.

17th Annual Symposium of the IEEE Photonics Benelux Chapter. Mons, Belgium : Faculty of Engineering, University of Mons, 2012. p. 243-246.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic

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