Fabrication and characterization of low-loss optical waveguides using a novel photosensitive polyimide

  • N. Yurt
  • , K. Mune
  • , R. Naito
  • , T. Fukuoka
  • , A. Mochizuki
  • , K. Matsumoto
  • , G. Meredith
  • , N. Peyghambarian
  • , G. E. Jabbour

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Abstract

This paper presents simple fabrication of optical waveguides using a novel photosensitive polyimide (PSPI). PSPI has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 330 °C and is directly patterned by ultraviolet (UV) exposure and wet-chemical development, lending itself to low-cost fabrication techniques. The fabricated waveguides possess low optical absorption at 1.3 and 1.5 μm. Single and multimode buried ridge waveguides were made and tested, and a 0.4-dB/cm optical propagation loss is measured at 1.55 μm.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1291-1294
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2005

Keywords

  • Optical communications
  • Optical losses
  • Photosensitive materials
  • Polyimide
  • Polymer waveguides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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