A Novel Injection-Molded Precision Plastic Platform for the Passive Alignment of a Polymer Waveguide Film and Optical Fibers

A newly-designed plastic alignment platform formed by a precise injection molding technique is proposed for connecting a polymer waveguide film to optical fibers. This platform consists of a pair of parallel arrayed V-grooves separated by a flat cavity for the polymer waveguide film. The core positi...

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Published in:Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 1998-06, Vol.37 (6S), p.3727
Main Authors: Tamura, Yasuaki, Hikita, Makoto, Shuto, Yoshito, Amano, Michiyuki, Tomaru, Satoru, Sato, Hirotsugu, Imamura, Saburo, Tohno, Shun-ichi
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Language:English
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Summary:A newly-designed plastic alignment platform formed by a precise injection molding technique is proposed for connecting a polymer waveguide film to optical fibers. This platform consists of a pair of parallel arrayed V-grooves separated by a flat cavity for the polymer waveguide film. The core positions of the film are strictly determined by using polymer processing techniques including microlithography. A precisely aligned connection is then realized simply by placing the polymer waveguide in the mount cavity of the component. This provides an average connection loss of 0.2 dB/port.
ISSN:0021-4922
1347-4065
DOI:10.1143/JJAP.37.3727