Temperature dependence of polymer waveguide directional coupler

Alok Kumar Das; Amar K. Ganguly; Mehabub A. Mondal; Dilip K. Paul

doi:10.1117/12.169935

9 March 1994 Temperature dependence of polymer waveguide directional coupler

Alok Kumar Das, Amar K. Ganguly, Mehabub A. Mondal, Dilip K. Paul

Proceedings Volume 2070, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors XI; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.169935
Event: Optical Tools for Manufacturing and Advanced Automation, 1993, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Temperature dependence of the coupling characteristics between a single-mode fiber and thin film directional coupler is studied. Matching condition of the propagation constants of the fiber half-coupler and thin film waveguide required for maximum power coupling into the thin film guide is investigated. A relation of the coupled power with the change in temperature of the coupler is developed and the temperature sensitivity of the coupled power is compared for both uniform and tapered coupling structures. Experimental results of temperature dependent coupling between the fiber half-coupler and uniform thin film PMMA waveguides of different molecular weights are verified with the theoretical estimates.

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Alok Kumar Das, Amar K. Ganguly, Mehabub A. Mondal, and Dilip K. Paul "Temperature dependence of polymer waveguide directional coupler", Proc. SPIE 2070, Fiber Optic and Laser Sensors XI, (9 March 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.169935

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