TY - JOUR
T1 - UV patterned nanoporous solid-liquid core waveguides
AU - Gopalakrishnan, Nimi
AU - Sagar, Kaushal Shashikant
AU - Christiansen, Mads Brøkner
AU - Vigild, Martin Etchells
AU - Ndoni, Sokol
AU - Kristensen, Anders
N1 - This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-12-12903. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Nanoporous Solid-Liquid core waveguides were prepared by UV induced surface modification of hydrophobic nanoporous polymers. With this method, the index contrast (delta n = 0.20) is a result of selective water infiltration. The waveguide core is defined by UV light, rendering the exposed part of a nanoporous polymer block hydrophilic. A propagation loss of 0.62 dB/mm and a bend loss of 0.81 dB/90 degrees for bend radius as low as 1.75 mm was obtained in these multimode waveguides.
AB - Nanoporous Solid-Liquid core waveguides were prepared by UV induced surface modification of hydrophobic nanoporous polymers. With this method, the index contrast (delta n = 0.20) is a result of selective water infiltration. The waveguide core is defined by UV light, rendering the exposed part of a nanoporous polymer block hydrophilic. A propagation loss of 0.62 dB/mm and a bend loss of 0.81 dB/90 degrees for bend radius as low as 1.75 mm was obtained in these multimode waveguides.
U2 - 10.1364/OE.18.012903
DO - 10.1364/OE.18.012903
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1094-4087
VL - 18
SP - 12903
EP - 12908
JO - Optics Express
JF - Optics Express
IS - 12
ER -