Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 5, 0523001(2022)

Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Flexible Polymer Waveguides for Board-Level Optical Interconnection Application

Xiaofeng Liu1,2, Guodong Wang2, Tengfei Yao2, Yongkai Li2, Lin Ma3, Hua Miao2、*, and Rong Sun1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
  • 2Shennan Circuits Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong 518117, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    Xiaofeng Liu, Guodong Wang, Tengfei Yao, Yongkai Li, Lin Ma, Hua Miao, Rong Sun. Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Flexible Polymer Waveguides for Board-Level Optical Interconnection Application[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(5): 0523001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Aug. 2, 2021

    Accepted: Sep. 1, 2021

    Published Online: Apr. 15, 2022

    The Author Email: Miao Hua (Miaoh@scc.com.cn), Sun Rong (rong.sun@siat.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0523001

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