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UV written waveguides using crosslinkable PMMA-based copolymers

UV written waveguides using crosslinkable PMMA-based copolymers
UV written waveguides using crosslinkable PMMA-based copolymers
Crosslinkable copolymers poly(methylmethacrylate/2-methacryloylethylmethacrylate) (P(MMA/MAOEMA)) were developed for waveguide applications. P(MMA/MAOEMA) can crosslink under either UV exposure or heating. The UV-induced refractive index change in unreacted P(MMA/MAOEMA) is found to depend on-the fluence. UV exposure of thermally crosslinked P(MMA/MAOEMA) can induce further structure change and thus index change, and therefore, was found to be useful for creating the core layers in optical waveguides. The photosensitivity of the thermally crosslinked polymers is sufficient for the fabrication of low, loss (<1 dB/cm) channel waveguides in the thermally crosslinked copolymer system.
optical applications, mu-m, polymer
583-592
Koo, Jae-Sun
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Smith, Peter G.R.
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Williams, Richard B.
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Riziotis, Christos
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Grossel, Martin C.
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Koo, Jae-Sun
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Smith, Peter G.R.
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Williams, Richard B.
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Riziotis, Christos
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Grossel, Martin C.
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Koo, Jae-Sun, Smith, Peter G.R., Williams, Richard B., Riziotis, Christos and Grossel, Martin C. (2003) UV written waveguides using crosslinkable PMMA-based copolymers. Optical Materials, 23 (3-4), 583-592. (doi:10.1016/S0925-3467(03)00025-9).

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Crosslinkable copolymers poly(methylmethacrylate/2-methacryloylethylmethacrylate) (P(MMA/MAOEMA)) were developed for waveguide applications. P(MMA/MAOEMA) can crosslink under either UV exposure or heating. The UV-induced refractive index change in unreacted P(MMA/MAOEMA) is found to depend on-the fluence. UV exposure of thermally crosslinked P(MMA/MAOEMA) can induce further structure change and thus index change, and therefore, was found to be useful for creating the core layers in optical waveguides. The photosensitivity of the thermally crosslinked polymers is sufficient for the fabrication of low, loss (<1 dB/cm) channel waveguides in the thermally crosslinked copolymer system.

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Published date: 1 September 2003
Keywords: optical applications, mu-m, polymer

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Local EPrints ID: 19999
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/19999
PURE UUID: 8f1385f3-0823-44f9-a154-6e806f42dd9d
ORCID for Peter G.R. Smith: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0319-718X
ORCID for Martin C. Grossel: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7469-6854

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Date deposited: 24 Feb 2006
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:50

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Author: Jae-Sun Koo
Author: Richard B. Williams
Author: Christos Riziotis

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