SiO2 Nanoparticles-Acrylate Formulations for Core and Cladding in Planar Optical Waveguides
- A combination of acrylate formulations and SiO2 nanoparticles is investigated with the aim to improve the optical properties of low-refractive index polymers that are used for the fabrication of planar optical waveguides. A decrease in refractive index and also in the thermo-optic coefficient of nanocomposite materials is clearly demonstrated, while some formulations exhibit an increase in the glass transition temperature. The possibility of using these nanocomposite materials to fabricate waveguiding layers with low optical propagation losses at telecommunication wavelengths around 1550 nm is also shown. The nanomaterials can be applied in optical microchips on polymer platforms.
Author: | Leonid GoldenbergORCiD, Mathias Köhler, Christian DreyerORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:526-opus4-14057 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11051210 |
ISSN: | 2079-4991 |
Parent Title (English): | Nanomaterials |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Date of first Publication: | 2021/05/03 |
Publishing Institution: | Technische Hochschule Wildau |
Release Date: | 2021/06/15 |
Tag: | fluorinated acrylate; nanocomposite; optical propagation losses; silica nanoparticles; thermo-optic coefficient |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 5 |
Article Number: | 1210 |
Source: | Goldenberg, L.M.; Köhler, M.; Dreyer, C. SiO2 Nanoparticles-Acrylate Formulations for Core and Cladding in Planar Optical Waveguides. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 1210. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11051210 |
Faculties an central facilities: | Fachbereich Ingenieur- und Naturwissenschaften |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 62 Ingenieurwissenschaften / 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten |
Funding: | Publikationsfonds der TH Wildau |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |