Flexible waveguides composed of PDMS based elastomer by pen-drawing technique for printable optics

K. Nakakubo; H. Inoue; H. Yoshioka; K. Morita; T. Kotani; Y. Oki

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Flexible waveguides composed of PDMS based elastomer by pen-drawing technique for printable optics

K. Nakakubo, H. Inoue, H. Yoshioka, K. Morita, T. Kotani, Y. Oki

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Super-PDMS with solvent dispersibility promises flexible PDMS-based waveguides in both the cladding and the core. The PDMS can fabricate a micro ∼ submicron scale structure easily like waveguide by wet process, as oppose to conventional PDMS which uses imprinting to create microstructures. The refractive index of the PDMS is about 0.1 higher than that of conventional one. Super PDMS solutions dispersed in 1,2 dichloroethane solvent maintained transparent crystals in spontaneous drying after drawing, even at a high concentration of 15 wt.%. A flexible PDMS waveguide with a conventional PDMS cladding and a super PDMS core propagated light even with a waveguide bend radius of 2.5 mm, which is smaller than the minimum bend radius of a typical optical fiber.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Optical Components and Materials XVIII
Editors	Shibin Jiang, Michel J. F. Digonnet
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510641990
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582700
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	Optical Components and Materials XVIII 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: Mar 6 2021 → Mar 11 2021

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	11682
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Optical Components and Materials XVIII 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtual, Online
Period	3/6/21 → 3/11/21

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Nakakubo, K., Inoue, H., Yoshioka, H., Morita, K., Kotani, T., & Oki, Y. (2021). Flexible waveguides composed of PDMS based elastomer by pen-drawing technique for printable optics. In S. Jiang, & M. J. F. Digonnet (Eds.), Optical Components and Materials XVIII [116820J] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11682). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582700

Flexible waveguides composed of PDMS based elastomer by pen-drawing technique for printable optics. / Nakakubo, K.; Inoue, H.; Yoshioka, H.; Morita, K.; Kotani, T.; Oki, Y.

Optical Components and Materials XVIII. ed. / Shibin Jiang; Michel J. F. Digonnet. SPIE, 2021. 116820J (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11682).

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Nakakubo, K, Inoue, H, Yoshioka, H , Morita, K, Kotani, T & Oki, Y 2021, Flexible waveguides composed of PDMS based elastomer by pen-drawing technique for printable optics. in S Jiang & MJF Digonnet (eds), Optical Components and Materials XVIII., 116820J, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 11682, SPIE, Optical Components and Materials XVIII 2021, Virtual, Online, United States, 3/6/21. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2582700

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