Flexible, stable, and easily processable optical silicones for low loss polymer waveguides

Brandon W. Swatowski; Chad M. Amb; Sarah K. Breed; David J. Deshazer; W. Ken Weidner; Roger F. Dangel; Norbert Meier; Bert J. Offrein

doi:10.1117/12.2007419

20 February 2013 Flexible, stable, and easily processable optical silicones for low loss polymer waveguides

Brandon W. Swatowski, Chad M. Amb, Sarah K. Breed, David J. Deshazer, W. Ken Weidner, Roger F. Dangel, Norbert Meier, Bert J. Offrein

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Proceedings Volume 8622, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XV; 862205 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2007419
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2013, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Photopatternable optical silicone materials have been developed that can be fabricated into flexible polymer waveguides using conventional film processing and photolithography techniques. Waveguides designed for multimode applications have demonstrated loss of 0.05 dB/cm at 850 nm. These waveguides have proven stable in 85% relative humidity and 85°C storage conditions for greater than 2000 hours to date with no degradation in optical performance. Further, this polymer waveguide system has shown sufficient adhesion to flexible polyimide substrates without any curling, and passed bending tests to a 1 mm radius without damage.

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Brandon W. Swatowski, Chad M. Amb, Sarah K. Breed, David J. Deshazer, W. Ken Weidner, Roger F. Dangel, Norbert Meier, and Bert J. Offrein "Flexible, stable, and easily processable optical silicones for low loss polymer waveguides", Proc. SPIE 8622, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices XV, 862205 (20 February 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2007419

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