Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 32, Issue 8, 823003(2012)

Bending Loss of Polysiloxane Optical Waveguides for Optical Interconnection

Feng Xianghua1,2、*, Ji Jiarong1, and Dou Wenhua3
Author Affiliations
  • 1[in Chinese]
  • 2[in Chinese]
  • 3[in Chinese]
  • show less

    The relation between bending loss and curvature radius of the directly curved polysiloxane multimode optical waveguide for optical interconnection is analyzed. The bending loss is computed by using the Marcuse straight waveguide approximation method. The theoretical analysis indicates that the bending loss increases with the order of the mode and decrease-with the radius; the total bending loss transmitting in waveguide exhibits step changes. When the radius is larger than 4 mm, the bending loss is less than 1 dB/cm. The transmitting optical field is simulated by using the BeamPROP software under three different radius 5 mm, 10 mm and 20 mm, respectively. The bending loss is also measured by using digital scattering method. Experimental results indicate that the optical bending loss is between 0.55~0.8 dB/cm when curvature radius is between 5~6 mm, which agree with the theory in view of inherent propagation loss of the prepared polysiloxane straight waveguide.

    Tools

    Get Citation

    Copy Citation Text

    Feng Xianghua, Ji Jiarong, Dou Wenhua. Bending Loss of Polysiloxane Optical Waveguides for Optical Interconnection[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2012, 32(8): 823003

    Download Citation

    EndNote(RIS)BibTexPlain Text
    Save article for my favorites
    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Mar. 6, 2012

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 25, 2012

    The Author Email: Xianghua Feng (fengxianghua2002@hotmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201232.0823003

    Topics