Fabrication of polymer waveguides using a molding process
- 1 October 2006
- journal article
- Published by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng in Optical Engineering
- Vol. 45 (10) , 103401-103401-5
- https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2360689
Abstract
Polymer waveguides are successfully fabricated by a simple method, which is incorporated with a lithography-galvanic (LIGA)-like and micromolding process. The refractive index of the UV polymer used in these experiments is changed by an extremely low electric field. The measured propagation loss is for and for . This process is easy, simple, and suitable for mass production.
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