Stacked polymeric multimode waveguide arrays for two-dimensional optical interconnects

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 840-844

  Kim, Joon Sung ^a   Kim, Jang Joo ^b  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Contact printing lithography; Double reflection mirror; Stacked polymeric waveguide arrays; Two dimensional (2 D) optical interconnects

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; INTEGRATED OPTICS; LITHOGRAPHY; MIRRORS; OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS; PHOTODETECTORS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CONTACT PRINTING LITHOGRAPHY; DOUBLE-REFLECTION MIRROR; STACKED POLYMERIC MULTIMODE WAVEGUIDE ARRAYS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 2142722263     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2004.824523     Document Type: Article

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