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Design and Fabrication of All-Polymer Photonic Devices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Claire L. Callender ,
Jia Jiang ,
Chantal Blanchetière ,
Julian P. Noad ,
Robert B. Walker ,
Stephen J. Mihailov ,
Jianfu Ding  and
Michael Day
Claire L. Callender
Affiliation:
Communications Research Centre, P.O. Box 11490, Station H, Ottawa, ON, Canada K2H 8S2
Jia Jiang
Affiliation:
Communications Research Centre, P.O. Box 11490, Station H, Ottawa, ON, Canada K2H 8S2
Chantal Blanchetière
Affiliation:
Communications Research Centre, P.O. Box 11490, Station H, Ottawa, ON, Canada K2H 8S2
Julian P. Noad
Affiliation:
Communications Research Centre, P.O. Box 11490, Station H, Ottawa, ON, Canada K2H 8S2
Robert B. Walker
Affiliation:
Communications Research Centre, P.O. Box 11490, Station H, Ottawa, ON, Canada K2H 8S2
Stephen J. Mihailov
Affiliation:
Communications Research Centre, P.O. Box 11490, Station H, Ottawa, ON, Canada K2H 8S2
Jianfu Ding
Affiliation:
Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0R6
Michael Day
Affiliation:
Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1A 0R6
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Abstract

High quality optical waveguides have been fabricated from fluorinated poly(arylene ether ketone) materials using a standard photolithographic process. Fabrication of waveguide devices on a polymer substrate is described, including a method of end-facet preparation using excimer laser micromachining. Material issues affecting waveguide birefringence and device performance are discussed.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 817: Symposium L – New Materials for Microphotonics , 2004 , L7.3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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