Manipulation of optical field distribution in layered composite polymeric-inorganic waveguides

Jussi Hiltunen; Sanna Uusitalo; Pentti Karioja; Stuart Pearce; Martin Charlton; Meng Wang; Jarkko Puustinen; Jyrki Lappalainen

doi:10.1063/1.3567756

Manipulation of optical field distribution in layered composite polymeric-inorganic waveguides

Jussi Hiltunen (Corresponding Author), Sanna Uusitalo, Pentti Karioja, Stuart Pearce, Martin Charlton, Meng Wang, Jarkko Puustinen, Jyrki Lappalainen

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We discuss the manipulation of optical field distribution in a low-refractive index polymeric waveguide by depositing a thin high refractive index Ta₂ O₅ film on top of the waveguide. According to microstructure studies, the sputtered Ta₂ O₅ thin films deposited on the polymer layer were very smooth with root mean square surface roughness value of 0.58 nm, had amorphous phase, and were optimal for integrated optical devices. Both computational and experimental optical studies suggest that the inorganic-polymeric composite waveguide design greatly increases the intensity distribution of the propagating mode at the surface. Consequently, the interaction of the optical field with the ambient surrounding medium is enhanced by a factor of about 1.7 in order of magnitude.

Original language	English
Article number	111113
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	98
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3567756
Publication status	Published - 14 Mar 2011
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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