Low loss high index contrast nanoimprinted polysiloxane waveguides

Opt Express. 2009 Feb 16;17(4):2623-30. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.002623.

Abstract

Nanoimprint lithography is gaining rapid acceptance in fields as diverse as microelectronics and microfluidics due to its simplicity high resolution and low cost. These properties are critically important for the fabrication of photonic devices, where cost is often the major inhibiting deployment factor for high volume applications. We report here on the use of nanoimprint technology to fabricate low loss broadband high index contrast waveguides in a Polysiloxane polymer system for the first time.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Light
  • Materials Testing
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Refractometry / methods*
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Siloxanes / chemistry*
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Siloxanes