Graduation Year
2003
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.S.
Degree Granting Department
Physics
Major Professor
Nicholas Djeu, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Dennis K. Killinger, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Myung K. Kim, Ph.D.
Keywords
Waveguides, Photonics, Optics, Telecommunications, Polymer
Abstract
Dispensed organic polymer optical waveguides suitable for single-mode operation were recently fabricated. Different dispensing pressures, polymers, and dispensing tips were used in the drawing method.
The waveguides were measured to be approximately 16[mu] wide and 0.8[mu] tall. This is significantly smaller than previously reported dimensions of 300[mu] x 3.5[mu] waveguides fabricated with a similar dispensed polymer method. The waveguides were also found to be suitable for single-mode operation through a series of approximate calculations . This is also something previously not achieved with the larger waveguides.
This novel approach to waveguide fabrication could reduce the expense and time of creating single mode waveguides for rapid development applications. It will also allow the waveguides to be fabricated to be flexible as well as doped to be active devices.
Scholar Commons Citation
Kalajian, Jill Michelle, "Towards a Single-Mode Dispensed Polymer Optical Waveguide" (2003). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/1402
