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High Quality 3D Photonics using Nano Imprint Lithography of Fast Sol-gel Materials.
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Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2018 May 18; Vol. 8 (1), pp. 7833. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 May 18. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- A method for the realization of low-loss integrated optical components is proposed and demonstrated. This approach is simple, fast, inexpensive, scalable for mass production, and compatible with both 2D and 3D geometries. The process is based on a novel dual-step soft nano imprint lithography process for producing devices with smooth surfaces, combined with fast sol-gel technology providing highly transparent materials. As a concrete example, this approach is demonstrated on a micro ring resonator made by direct laser writing (DLW) to achieve a quality factor improvement from one hundred thousand to more than 3 million. To the best of our knowledge this also sets a Q-factor record for UV-curable integrated micro-ring resonators. The process supports the integration of many types of materials such as light-emitting, electro-optic, piezo-electric, and can be readily applied to a wide variety of devices such as waveguides, lenses, diffractive elements and more.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2045-2322
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Scientific reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29777156
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26261-3