Abstract
In this paper, we fabricate a very low-loss single-mode polymer optical waveguide at 1550-nm wavelength. For the single-mode waveguide fabrication, we apply a silicate based organic-inorganic hybrid resin, SUNCONNECT developed at Nissan Chemical Ind. Ltd. In the SUNCONNECT resin, the concentration of carbon-hydrogen bonding is lower than those in other conventional organic polymers, so the absorption loss at near infra-red region inherent to the carbon-hydrogen bonding is reduced: the propagation loss of the fabricated single-mode waveguide is as low as 0.5 dB/cm at 1550 nm, which is remarkably lower than the loss (approximately 1 dB/cm in general) of conventional organic polymer based waveguides at the same wavelength. The unique feature of this paper is in the fabrication method: the Mosquito method is applied. We succeeded in reducing the core diameter to less than 10 μm, and even a 3-μm core diameter is achieved. In the Mosquito method, the core is formed by horizontally scanning a needle with dispensing a core monomer into a cladding monomer. Here, the tip of the needle remains inserted into the cladding monomer while scanning.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 768-774 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Volume | 2015-July |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781479986095 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 Jul 15 |
| Event | 2015 65th IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference, ECTC 2015 - San Diego, United States Duration: 2015 May 26 → 2015 May 29 |
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| Other | 2015 65th IEEE Electronic Components and Technology Conference, ECTC 2015 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | San Diego |
| Period | 15/5/26 → 15/5/29 |
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- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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Low-loss single-mode polymer optical waveguide at 1550-nm wavelength compatible with silicon photonics. / Ishigure, Takaaki; Yoshida, Sho; Yasuhara, Kazuki; Suganuma, Daisuke.
Proceedings - Electronic Components and Technology Conference. Vol. 2015-July Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 768-774 7159679.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AB - In this paper, we fabricate a very low-loss single-mode polymer optical waveguide at 1550-nm wavelength. For the single-mode waveguide fabrication, we apply a silicate based organic-inorganic hybrid resin, SUNCONNECT developed at Nissan Chemical Ind. Ltd. In the SUNCONNECT resin, the concentration of carbon-hydrogen bonding is lower than those in other conventional organic polymers, so the absorption loss at near infra-red region inherent to the carbon-hydrogen bonding is reduced: the propagation loss of the fabricated single-mode waveguide is as low as 0.5 dB/cm at 1550 nm, which is remarkably lower than the loss (approximately 1 dB/cm in general) of conventional organic polymer based waveguides at the same wavelength. The unique feature of this paper is in the fabrication method: the Mosquito method is applied. We succeeded in reducing the core diameter to less than 10 μm, and even a 3-μm core diameter is achieved. In the Mosquito method, the core is formed by horizontally scanning a needle with dispensing a core monomer into a cladding monomer. Here, the tip of the needle remains inserted into the cladding monomer while scanning.
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