Abstract
We fabricate a parallel optical waveguide whose cores are composed of perdeuterated acrylate polymer. We experimentally demonstrate that this waveguide has lower loss by one order of magnitude compared to an acrylate-based waveguide at 850-nm wavelength. The eye diagram measured after a 12.5-Gb/s 15-m transmission shows that this waveguide has sufficiently high bandwidth. In addition, we verify a strong crosstalk reduction due to the specific (W-shaped) refractive index profile in the waveguide.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1795-1797 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 Nov 15 |
Keywords
- Interchannel optical crosstalk
- Parallel optical waveguide
- Perdeuterated acrylate polymer
- W-shaped index profile
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering