• Macromolecular Research
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.290-292
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• 2004

Multimode channel waveguides were fabricated using a direct UV patterning technology from thick films deposited by the one-step dip-coating of an organic/inorganic hybrid material (ORMOCER(equation omitted). The core size of the covered ridge waveguide was 43${\times}$51 $\mu\textrm{m}$$^2$; the waveguides can be readily prepared for multimode applications by direct UV patterning. The waveguides exhibited smooth surface profiles and a low optical loss of 0.07 ㏈/cm at the most important wavelength (850nm) used for optical interconnects.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.398-402
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• 2011

In this paper, we have proposed a principle to design wideband, low dispersion and temperature stabilized slow light structure in slotted photonic crystal waveguide (SPCW). The infiltration of the silicon photonic crystal with polymer will enhance the slow light and increase the group index, whereas the different signs of thermo-optic coefficients of polymer and silicon make the proposed structure stable on temperature variation over $60^{\circ}C$ and improves the group index-bandwidth products of the designed structure. The SPCW structure is modified to maximize the slow light effect and minimize the dependence of the group index and hence the group velocity dispersion to temperature.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics D
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• v.34D no.11
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• pp.70-75
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• 1997

a wavelength division multiplexer based on a polymeric arrayed-waveguide grating has been designed and fabricated. A 4-channel multiplexer with a spacing of 3.2 nm is designe dby using te 2-dimensional beam propagation method. A UV-curable epoxy, NOA73, is used for the core layer, and a passive polymer, PMMA, for the cladding layer. The polymer waveguides are fabricated by the reactive ion etching method and their optical properties are characterized. The fabricted device has a center wavelength of 1548.3 nm, and the wavelength spacing between the channels is 3.2nm. The measured crosstalk is better than -18dB.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.7-13
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• 2011

According to increasing of data transfer rate, printed circuit board (PCB) is required improvement of transmission speed. Optical PCB and its packaging technology can be one of the solutions that overcome the limitations of conventional electrical PCB. The data transmission capacity will be increased 10 Tbps at 2015. To this end, studies on various OPCB technologies are being conducted. For cost-effective and high- performance OPCB, studies of optical coupling by polymer replication process are conducted. In this work, optical waveguide and optical fiber array block were sequentially fabricated by polymer pattern replication method. Using this method we successfully demonstrate low loss optical fiber coupling between optical waveguide and optical fiber arrays. And researches on flip chip bonding process and using electro-optic connectors for packaging are conducted.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics A
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• v.32A no.12
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• pp.166-172
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• 1995

A novel passive TE/TM polarization mode converter is fabricated by using poled polymer waveguides. The optic axis of the poling induced waveguide is slowly rotated by using a slowly varying structure of poling electrodes. Thus the polarization conversion is achieved as the guided mode propagates through the waveguide. The proposed device is simulated by a full vectorial beam propagation method (VBPM) for anisotropic medium. For the rotation length of 1 mm, the TE polarization of the guided mode is successfully converted to the TM polarization with negligible loss. Based on the simulation results, we fabricated the polarization converter which is tested by using 1.3 $\mu$m laser diode. TE to TM mode conversion is observed with a polarization extinction ratio higher than 30 dB, and the excess loss is less than 1 dB. The polarization conversion is relatively insensitive to wavelength since the device contains no periodic structures. These devices are easier to fabricate than others containing periodic structures.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.778-783
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• 2009

To fabricate uniform and reliable thin gold stripes that provide low-loss optical waveguides, we developed a novel liftoff process placing an additional $SiN_x$ layer under conventional photoresists. By patterning a photoresist and over-etching the $SiN_x$, the photoresist patterns become free-standing structures on a lower-cladding. This leads to uniform metal stripes with good reproducibility and effectively removes parasitic structures on the edge of the metal stripe in the image reversal photolithography process. By applying the newly developed process to polymer-based gold stripe waveguide fabrication, we improved the propagation losses about two times compared with that incurred by the conventional image-reversal process.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C
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• v.55 no.5
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• pp.267-271
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• 2006

A polymeric waveguide-type wavelength filter based on a Bragg grating has been proposed and fabricated using the simple nanoimpring technique, for the first time to our knowledge. An ultraviolet transparent stamp with the single-mode waveguide pattern incorporating a surface-relief-type Bragg grating was specially designed selective dry-etching process. Using this stamp, the device fabrication was substantially involving just a single-step process of imprint followed by polymer spin-coating. The achieved maximum reflection was higher than 25 dB at the center wavelength of 1569 nm. And the 3-dB bandwidth was 0.8 nm for the device length of 1.5 cm.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.165-171
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• 2000

Fluorinated polyimides with high thermal stability, low optical absorption loss in the optical communication wavelengths of 1.3 and 1.55㎛, and low birefringence and water absorption have been investigated for optical waveguide applications. These polyimides were prepared from 2,2-bis(3,4-dicar-boxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA) with 1,4-bis-(4-amino-2-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy) tetrafluorobenzene (ATPT) , 1,4-bis-(4-amino-2-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy) benzene (ATPB) , and 1,3-bis-(4-amino-2-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy ) 4,6-dichlorobenzene (ATPD ), respectively. The polyimides obtained had glass transition temperatures that ranged from 260 to 280$\^{C}$, and low water absorption less than 0.4% and low optical loss (> 0.2 dB/cm) at 1.3 and 1.55㎛. Birefringency values of polymer films ranged from 0.0041 to 0.0066.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.230-233
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• 2002

A new lithium niobate optical modulator with a polymer buffer layer on Ni in-diffused optical waveguide is proposed for the fist time, successfully fabricated and examined at a wavelength of 1.3 ${\mu}m$. The experimental results show that the measured half-wave voltage is of ${\sim}10$ V and the total measured fiber-to-fiber insertion loss is of ${\sim}-6.4$ dB for a 40 mm long waveguide at a wavelength of 1.3 ${\mu}m$, respectively.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.53-59
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• 2000

Based on the polarization selectivity of fiber-to-planar waveguide coupler, a novel fiber optic polarizer has been designed and fabricated. The large structural birefringence of a metal-clad planar waveguide enables the polarizer to have wide operating wavelength range. The polymer and gold were used for the guiding layer and cladding layer of the planar waveguide, respectively. The experimental results showed that either TE or TM polarized lightwave could be created by adjusting the thickness of planar waveguide. Operating wavelegth range satisfying more than 16㏈ polarization extinction ratio was 130nm. The average insertion loss of fabricated devices was order of 0.5㏈.