Waveguide of amorphous perfluoropolymer for visible light

We developed an amorphous polymer of cyclized perfluoropolymer, which is highly transparent throughout the visible range, and fabricated waveguides of the polymer for visible light. At a wavelength of 405 nm , approximately 60% of lightwaves are propagated through the straight waveguide and over 50%...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 2004-08, Vol.85 (7), p.1134-1136
Main Authors: Sasaki, Kentaro, Kawamura, Norikazu, Tokumaru, Haruki, Sakane, Yoshihiko
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We developed an amorphous polymer of cyclized perfluoropolymer, which is highly transparent throughout the visible range, and fabricated waveguides of the polymer for visible light. At a wavelength of 405 nm , approximately 60% of lightwaves are propagated through the straight waveguide and over 50% of the lightwaves are propagated through the buried waveguides with a radius of more than 30 mm , demonstrating the feasibility of the waveguides as light sources with a small angle of a beam divergence in a single mode. The waveguides are prospective candidates for multiple beams in line for parallel information processing, such as optical recording systems.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.1782257