Polymer-Based Transmission Path for Communication and Sensing Applications
Abstract
Optical transmission paths consisting of waveguides, light sources, and detectors form basic components in a large variety of applications ranging from photonic sensors to short distance communication. We demonstrate the design and fabrication of a polymer transmission path, which incorporates standard semiconductor light sources. In this paper, we especially focus on low-cost fabrication of such systems including easy-to-fabricate and optically efficient coupling structures. Our concept relies on self-written waveguide interconnects, which can be created without complex equipment and compensates for misalignment of the components to be connected automatically. Out-coupling toward a photodiode is achieved using a grating coupler. In addition, we present optical characterization results of the components regarding losses and demonstrate signal propagation.
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- Organisationseinheit(en)
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Hannoversches Zentrum für Optische Technologien (HOT)
- Typ
- Artikel
- Journal
- Journal of lightwave technology
- Band
- 37
- Seiten
- 729-735
- Anzahl der Seiten
- 7
- ISSN
- 0733-8724
- Publikationsdatum
- 01.02.2019
- Publikationsstatus
- Veröffentlicht
- Peer-reviewed
- Ja
- ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Atom- und Molekularphysik sowie Optik
- Elektronische Version(en)
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https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2018.2878291 (Zugang:
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