Low-loss polymeric optical waveguides with large cores fabricated by hot embossing

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作者
Mizuno, H
Sugihara, O
Kaino, T
Okamoto, N
Hosino, M
机构
[1] Tohoku Univ, Inst Multidisciplinary Res Adv Mat, Aoba Ku, Sendai, Miyagi 9808577, Japan
[2] Shizuoka Univ, Grad Sch Elect Sci & Technol, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 4328561, Japan
[3] Shizuoka Univ, Fac Engn, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 4328561, Japan
[4] Tsuchiya Co Ltd, Dept Res & Dev, Yamamachi, Chiryu 4720006, Japan
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10.1364/OL.28.002378
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
A simple low-cost method of fabricating polymeric optical waveguides with large core sizes for plastic optical fibers is presented. The waveguides are fabricated by hot embossing with an ultraviolet-cured epoxy resin stamper. The stamper is fabricated by replication of a rectangular groove mold that is made from silicone rubber replicated from a ridged original silicon master. The master is fabricated by anisotropic etching of (110) single-crystal silicon. Optical waveguides with large core sizes of 100-500 mum have been fabricated, and a low propagation loss of 0.19 dB/cm at 650 run was achieved. (C) 2003 Optical Society of America.
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页码:2378 / 2380
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