Self-written polymer waveguide interconnects as low-loss and simple sensing devices
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Gunther, Axel; Zheng, Lei; Baran, Murat; Garg, Roopanchu; Roth, Bernhard; Kowalsky, Wolfgang
- Source
- 2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2021 Conference on. :1-2 May, 2021
- Subject
- Photonics and Electrooptics
Optical losses
Couplings
Optical interconnections
Waveguide lasers
Lasers and electrooptics
Optical coupling
Optical sensors
- Language
Self-written waveguides are an established solution to connect different optical elements with each other. They minimize coupling losses and enable a rigid connection. Furthermore, their characteristics enable a usage as thermal sensing element simultaniously.