Influence on the optical performance of droplets and enclosures in printed polymer optical waveguides

Backhaus C, Förner J, Wienke A, Hoffmann GA, Eiche Y, Lorenz L, Kaierle S, Overmeyer L, Franke J, Bock K, Lindlein N (2021)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2021

Publisher: SPIE

Series: Proc. SPIE 11680

Book Volume: 1168009

Pages Range: 26 -- 34

Conference Proceedings Title: Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXIX

DOI: 10.1117/12.2577179

Abstract

Printing polymer optical waveguides by means of combined printing processes has proven to be a challenging but effective way of producing waveguides with a loss less than 0.3dB/cm. In order to evaluate the optical performance of the produced waveguides, optical simulations have been carried out. In this work we show the influence on the optical performance by simulating droplets and enclosures in multimode waveguides with a proprietary raytracing algorithm. Critical waveguide parameters such as width and height variation will be evaluated. Finally, experimentally achieved optical performance is presented and compared with the simulation result.

Authors with CRIS profile

Carsten Backhaus Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik (Optik) Yannic Eiche Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik Jörg Franke Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik Norbert Lindlein Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik (Optik)

Involved external institutions

Technische Universität Dresden DE Germany (DE) Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) DE Germany (DE) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Backhaus, C., Förner, J., Wienke, A., Hoffmann, G.-A., Eiche, Y., Lorenz, L.,... Lindlein, N. (2021). Influence on the optical performance of droplets and enclosures in printed polymer optical waveguides. In Witzigmann B, Osiński M, Arakawa Y (Eds.), Physics and Simulation of Optoelectronic Devices XXIX (pp. 26 -- 34). SPIE.

MLA:

Backhaus, Carsten, et al. "Influence on the optical performance of droplets and enclosures in printed polymer optical waveguides." Proceedings of the Photonics West Ed. Witzigmann B, Osiński M, Arakawa Y, SPIE, 2021. 26 -- 34.

BibTeX: Download