Multilayer optical fan-out device composed of stacked monomode waveguides

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4453, Issue , 2001, Pages 61-68

  Streppel, U ^a   Dannberg, P ^a   Waechter, C ^a   Braeuer, A ^a   Nicole, P ^b   Froehlich, L ^c   Houbertz, R ^c   Popall, M ^c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING   (Germany)

^b THALES   (France)

^c Fraunhofer Institute of Silicate Research   (France)

Author keywords

Inorganic organic hybrid polymer; Optical fan out; Polymer waveguides; Stacked waveguides; UV absorber

Indexed keywords

CURING; INTEGRATED OPTOELECTRONICS; MULTILAYERS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; POLYMERS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

INORGANIC ORGANIC HYBRID POLYMERS; MULTILAYER OPTICAL FAN OUT DEVICE; STACKED MONOMODE WAVEGUIDES; THERMAL CURING; ULTRAVIOLET ABSORBER; ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0035761829     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.447635     Document Type: Article

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