Printable thermo-optic polymer switches utilizing imprinting and ink-jet printing

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2110-2117

  Lin, Xiaohui ^a   Ling, Tao ^b   Subbaraman, Harish ^c   Guo, L Jay ^b   Chen, Ray T ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c OMEGA OPTICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMERS;

CORE LAYERS; FLEXIBLE MOLDS; HIGH THROUGHPUT; IMPRINTING TECHNIQUE; LOW COSTS; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; PRINTING TECHNIQUES; ROLL-TO-ROLL FABRICATION; SU-8 POLYMER; SWITCHING TIME; THERMAL DESIGNS; THERMO-OPTIC POLYMER; THERMOOPTIC SWITCH;

INK JET PRINTING;

EPOXIDE; POLYMER; SU 8 COMPOUND; SU-8 COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REFRACTOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; OPTICAL DEVICES; POLYMERS; REFRACTOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874036046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.002110     Document Type: Article

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