Fabrication for Single-Mode Core Fan-in/Out Polymer Optical Waveguide using the Mosquito Method

We have developed the Mosquito method for fabricating polymer optical waveguides. By using the Mosquito method, three-dimensional array of circular cores with graded-index (GI) profile can be formed. In this paper, to realize an effective coupling element for multicore fibers (MCF) and singlemode fi...

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Published in:	2019 IEEE 2nd British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP) pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors:	Matsui, Hitomi, Yakabe, Sho, Ishigure, Takaaki
Format:	Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	IEEE 01-12-2019
Subjects:	fan-in/out devices polymer optical waveguide space division multiplexing the Mosquito method
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Summary:	We have developed the Mosquito method for fabricating polymer optical waveguides. By using the Mosquito method, three-dimensional array of circular cores with graded-index (GI) profile can be formed. In this paper, to realize an effective coupling element for multicore fibers (MCF) and singlemode fibers, fan-in/out polymer optical waveguides are focused. For low-loss fan-in/out waveguide, the Mosquito method is applied where the fabrication conditions are investigated to improve the optical properties in multiple cores. Furthermore, fan-in/out structure for 7-core MCF is successfully fabricated.
DOI:	10.1109/BICOP48819.2019.9059589