Improving partial wetting resolution on flexible substrates for application of polymer optical waveguides

Hoffmann GA, Wolfer T, Reitberger T, Franke J, Suttmann O, Overmeyer L (2017)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Optical Engineering Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)

Book Volume: 56

Article Number: 103109

Journal Issue: 10

DOI: 10.1117/1.OE.56.10.103109

Abstract

Considering the increasing amount of data for communication and infotainment applications, fabrication of optical networks and bus systems is a challenging task for production engineering. A two-step manufacturing process for polymer optical waveguides is presented. By improving the highly efficient flexographic printing technology by laser functionalization of the printing tool in combination with a subsequent spray application, high-quality waveguides are accomplished. By adjusting the resulting surface energy of the foil substrate in the first fabrication process, the spray application achieved high-aspect ratio waveguides with a low attenuation of 0.2 dB/cm at 850 nm.

Authors with CRIS profile

Thomas Reitberger Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik Jörg Franke Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik

Involved external institutions

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover DE Germany (DE) Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Hoffmann, G.-A., Wolfer, T., Reitberger, T., Franke, J., Suttmann, O., & Overmeyer, L. (2017). Improving partial wetting resolution on flexible substrates for application of polymer optical waveguides. Optical Engineering, 56(10). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.56.10.103109

MLA:

Hoffmann, Gerd-Albert, et al. "Improving partial wetting resolution on flexible substrates for application of polymer optical waveguides." Optical Engineering 56.10 (2017).

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