Abstract
We demonstrate wafer-scale fabrication by combined nanoimprint and photolithography (CNP) of integrated polymer optics, combining active and passive polymer components with nm to mm features. Distributed feed-back (DFB) polymer dye lasers are integrated with polymer waveguides. The laser devices are defined in SU-8 resist, doped with Rhodamine 6G laser dye, shaped as planar slab waveguides on a Fused Silica buffer substrate, and with a lst-order DFB surface corrugation forming the laser resonator. When optically pumped at 532 nm, lasing is obtained in the wavelength range 560 nm -600 nm, determined by the grating period. Our results, where 20 laser devices are defined across a 10 cm diameter wafer substrate, demonstrate the feasibility of CNP for wafer-scale fabrication of advanced nano-structured active and passive polymer optical components.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Digest of the IEEE LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2007 |
Publisher | IEEE |
Publication date | 2007 |
Pages | 101-102 |
Article number | 4288352 |
ISBN (Print) | 1-4244-0926-8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Event | Digest of the IEEE LEOS Summer Topical Meetings - Portland, United States Duration: 23 Jul 2007 → 25 Jul 2007 |
Conference
Conference | Digest of the IEEE LEOS Summer Topical Meetings |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Portland |
Period | 23/07/2007 → 25/07/2007 |