Fabrication of Light-Induced Self-Written Waveguides With a W-Shaped Refractive Index Profile
Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 23, Issue 8, pp. 2542- (2005)
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Abstract
This paper proposes a novel technique for automatic waveguide formation by means of the self-trapping effect of optical fiber irradiation into a photopolymerizing resin. We investigate experimentally the phenomenon of thin cladding layer formation surrounding the core following the core creation. In the proposed technique, a counterdiffusion effect involving polymerizing monomers via the core/cladding interface causes enrichment of a low refractive index monomer, and a resultant"W-shaped"refractive index profile is realized. The measured propagation loss of the fabricated waveguide is 1.7 dB/cm at 0.68 µm wavelength. This technology is appropriate for the fabrication of large-core optical waveguides of greater than 0.5 mm in diameter and is useful for automating the optical fiber connection and packaging process by virtue of being an all-passive optically induced process.
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Citation
Tatsuya Yamashita and Manabu Kagami, "Fabrication of Light-Induced Self-Written Waveguides With a W-Shaped Refractive Index Profile," J. Lightwave Technol. 23, 2542- (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/jlt/abstract.cfm?URI=jlt-23-8-2542
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