Ultracompact AWG using air-trench bends with perfluorocyclobutyl polymer waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3062-3070

  Lin, Yongbin ^a   Rahmanian, Nazli ^a   Kim, Seunghyun ^b   Nordin, Gregory P ^b   Topping, Chris ^c   Smith Jr , Dennis W ^d   Ballato, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c Tetramer Technologies   (United States)

^d South   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical filters; Optical planar waveguide components; Waveguide arrays; Waveguide bends

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL SPACINGS; CHIP AREAS; CO-POLYMERS; DEMULTIPLEXER; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL PLANAR WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; PERFLUOROCYCLOBUTYL; PERFLUOROCYCLOBUTYL POLYMERS; POLYIMIDE SUBSTRATES; THERMAL SHIFTS; WAVEGUIDE ARRAYS; WAVEGUIDE BENDS; WAVELENGTH SHIFTS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATINGS; CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS; WAVEGUIDES; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 60149094971     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.920091     Document Type: Article

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