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Modeling and characterization of novel, lowcost, directwrite waveguide
Both the current long term telecommunication trends toward optical networking and the recent growth in information bandwidth have pushed the necessity for improved optical communications. Our fabrication approach, which leverages our expertise in solid freeform fabrication in conjunction with solgel...
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Published in: | Rapid prototyping journal 2004-02, Vol.10 (1), p.50-57 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Both the current long term telecommunication trends toward optical networking and the recent growth in information bandwidth have pushed the necessity for improved optical communications. Our fabrication approach, which leverages our expertise in solid freeform fabrication in conjunction with solgel technology, has advantages over these other methods because of the inherent benefits of using a directwrite philosophy, such as design flexibility and minimal postprocessing. However, fabrication of such novel optical components requires extensive knowledge of their light guidance capabilities. This paper shows the technical issues involved in both modeling and characterizing small optical components fabricated by locally densifying solgels in a modified directwrite process. |
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ISSN: | 1355-2546 |
DOI: | 10.1108/13552540410512534 |