Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1535570 | Optics Communications | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We present the fabrication of single-mode polymer waveguides featuring both isotropic and anisotropic sections on the same substrate. The core of the waveguide is made of a polymerizable liquid crystal, which is thermally patterned into isotropic and anisotropic regions before etching. Simulation is performed in order to design polarization-separating couplers. The technological fabrication is then presented as well as a first realization.
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Authors
O. Castany, K. Sathaye, A. Maalouf, M. Gadonna, I. Hardy, L. Dupont,