• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 2, Issue 10, 10568 (2004)
Fei Wang1, Wei Sun1, Aize Li2, Maobin Yi1..., Zhenhua Jiang2 and Daming Zhang1,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Jilin University Region, Changchun 130023
  • 2Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023
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    Fei Wang, Wei Sun, Aize Li, Maobin Yi, Zhenhua Jiang, Daming Zhang, "Polymeric 32-channel arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer using fluorinated poly (ether ether ketone)," Chin. Opt. Lett. 2, 10568 (2004) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems, an arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) multiplexer is a key component. A polymeric AWG multiplexer has recently attracted much attention due to its low cost processing and a potential of integration with other devices. Fluorinated poly (ether ether ketone) (FPEEK) is excellent material for fabrication of optical waveguides due to its low absorption loss at 1.55-μm wavelength and high thermal stability. A 32-channel AWG multiplexer has been designed based on the grating diffraction theory and fabricated using newly synthesized FPEEK. During the fabrication process of the Polymer/Si AWG device, spin coating, vaporizing, photolithographic patterning and reactive ion etching (RIE) are used. The AWG multiplexer measurement system is based on a tunable semiconductor laser, infrared camera and a Peltier-type heater. The device exhibits a wavelength channel spacing of 0.8 nm and a center wavelength of 1548 nm in the room temperature.
    Fei Wang, Wei Sun, Aize Li, Maobin Yi, Zhenhua Jiang, Daming Zhang, "Polymeric 32-channel arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer using fluorinated poly (ether ether ketone)," Chin. Opt. Lett. 2, 10568 (2004)
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