Ultra-low-loss acrylate polymers for planar light circuits
Ultra-low-loss acrylate polymers for planar light circuits
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DOI：
10.1002/adfm.200304266
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发表时间：
2003-06-01
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19
通讯作者：
Zou, H
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作者：
Shacklette, LW;Blomquist, R;Zou, H
我们开发了一种由液体多官能团含氟丙烯酸酯单体组成的材料体系，在数据通信和电信波长范围内都实现了非常低的吸收损失。已确定的结构-性能关系指导了聚合物的设计，这些聚合物在其固有材料性能和加工成低损耗光波导的能力方面进行了优化。这些共同开发的材料和工艺结合在一起，生产出传播损耗相当于平板玻璃导轨的波导，显著降低了偏振相关性，并改善了所需的热响应。热光器件的性能。广泛的环境研究表明，它的坚固性远远超过了正常运行条件下的要求。
We have developed a materials system composed of liquid multifunctional fluorinated acrylate monomers that achieves very low absorption losses within both datacom and telecom wavelength ranges. Identified structure-property relationships have guided the design of polymers that are optimized with respect to their inherent materials properties and their ability to be processed into low-loss optical waveguides. Together these co-developed materials and processes combine to produce waveguides that have propagation losses equivalent to planar glass guides, and significantly reduced polarization dependence and improved thermal response needed for the. performance of thermo-optic devices. Extensive environmental studies have demonstrated robustness well beyond that required for normal operating conditions.