Scattering loss reduction in polymer waveguides by reflowing

5 August 2004

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 40 (16) , 992-993
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:20045654

Abstract

A polymer channel waveguide was fabricated by reactive ion etching. Loss measurements were performed on this waveguide before and after reflowing. The waveguide loss decreases from 3 to 1 dB=cm by heating the sample slightly above the glass transition temperature of the core material. This result in channel loss is very close to the measured film losses of 0.8 dB=cm

Keywords

POLYMER CHANNEL WAVEGUIDES
GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
REACTIVE ION ETCHING
WAVEGUIDE LOSS
SCATTERING LOSS REDUCTION
INTEGRATED OPTICS
REFLOWING
FILM LOSSES
CHANNEL LOSS
HEATING

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