Article comprising a passive optical waveguide

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1990-10-09

1991-09-10

Healy, Brian

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Particular coupling structure

385 14, 385 45, 385143, 385145, 264 17, 264 27, 5263297, G02B 610, B29D 1100, C08F12018

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050468006

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a planar optical waveguide that is manufacturable by the compression molding or embossing of a multilayer film of polymeric material. In one embodiment, the waveguide comprises a core layer of relatively high refractive index included between cladding layers of lower refractive index. The waveguiding channels are bounded by regions where the cladding layers are in contact and from which core material has been excluded.

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