Fabrication of 32×32 polymer arrayed waveguide gratings using remelting technique

Daming Zhang; Fei Wang; Xizhen Zhang; Wenyuan Deng; Shulin E

doi:10.1117/12.667075

28 January 2006 Fabrication of 32×32 polymer arrayed waveguide gratings using remelting technique

Daming Zhang, Fei Wang, Xizhen Zhang, Wenyuan Deng, Shulin E

Proceedings Volume 6025, ICO20: Optical Communication; 60251Q (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667075
Event: ICO20:Optical Devices and Instruments, 2005, Changchun, China

Abstract

A 32 × 32 arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) multiplexer operating around the 1550 nm wavelength has been designed and fabricated using fluorinated poly (ether ether ketone). The schematic layout is about 3.2×1.7 cm². For our AWG, the total loss of designed AWG multiplexer is calculated to be 4.5 dB. We fabricated the AWG multiplexer by spin coating, photolithographic patterning and reactive ion etching (RIE). The core size is 5×5 μm². The roughness of polymer surface was reduced by 20 nm using a remelting technique. The measured wavelength channel spacing of the fabricated AWG multiplexer is 0.796 nm and center wavelength is 1548 nm. The inserting loss of the AWG is 9.5 dB and crosstalk less than -20 dB.

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Daming Zhang, Fei Wang, Xizhen Zhang, Wenyuan Deng, and Shulin E "Fabrication of 32×32 polymer arrayed waveguide gratings using remelting technique", Proc. SPIE 6025, ICO20: Optical Communication, 60251Q (28 January 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667075

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