Heat-resistant singlemode optical waveguides using fluorinated polyimides

25 November 1993

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

Vol. 29 (24) , 2107-2109
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19931409

Abstract

Singlemode polymer optical waveguides are fabricated using fluorinated polyimides. The optical waveguides exhibit a low loss of less than 0.3dB/cm parallel to the waveguide plane (TE polarisation) at 1.3μm, and have thermal and moisture stability.

Keywords

HEAT-RESISTANT SINGLEMODE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES
MOISTURE STABILITY
TE POLARISATION
LOW LOSS
THERMAL STABILITY
SINGLE MODE POLYMER OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES
0.3 DB
1.3 MICRON
FLUORINATED POLYIMIDES