Recent Progress of Imprinted Polymer Photonic Waveguide Devices and Applications

Polymers are promising materials for fabricating photonic integrated waveguide devices. Versatile functional devices can be manufactured using a simple process, with low cost and potential mass-manufacturing. This paper reviews the recent progress of polymer photonic integrated devices fabricated us...

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Main Authors:	Xiu-You Han, Zhen-Lin Wu, Si-Cheng Yang, Fang-Fang Shen, Yu-Xin Liang, Ling-Hua Wang, Jin-Yan Wang, Jun Ren, Ling-Yun Jia, Hua Zhang, Shu-Hui Bo, Geert Morthier, Ming-Shan Zhao
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:	Polymers
Subjects:	polymer photonics imprinting technique passive photonic integrated waveguide devices active photonic integrated waveguide devices photonic biosensors
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/6/603

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spelling	doaj-981665d5b74a4aa682f0da6e268ea6ab2020-11-25T00:26:35ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602018-05-0110660310.3390/polym10060603polym10060603Recent Progress of Imprinted Polymer Photonic Waveguide Devices and ApplicationsXiu-You Han0Zhen-Lin Wu1Si-Cheng Yang2Fang-Fang Shen3Yu-Xin Liang4Ling-Hua Wang5Jin-Yan Wang6Jun Ren7Ling-Yun Jia8Hua Zhang9Shu-Hui Bo10Geert Morthier11Ming-Shan Zhao12School of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaCollege of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, ChinaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaSchool of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaKey Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaKey Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaPhotonics Research Group, Department of Information Technology (INTEC), Ghent University-IMEC, 9000 Ghent, BelgiumSchool of Optoelectronic Engineering and Instrumentation Science, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaPolymers are promising materials for fabricating photonic integrated waveguide devices. Versatile functional devices can be manufactured using a simple process, with low cost and potential mass-manufacturing. This paper reviews the recent progress of polymer photonic integrated devices fabricated using the UV imprinting technique. The passive polymer waveguide devices for wavelength filtering, power splitting, and light collecting, and the active polymer waveguide devices based on the thermal-optic tuning effect, are introduced. Then, the electro-optic (EO) modulators, by virtue of the high EO coefficient of polymers, are described. Finally, the photonic biosensors, which are based on low-cost and biocompatible polymer platforms, are presented.http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/6/603polymer photonicsimprinting techniquepassive photonic integrated waveguide devicesactive photonic integrated waveguide devicesphotonic biosensors
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language	English
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author	Xiu-You Han Zhen-Lin Wu Si-Cheng Yang Fang-Fang Shen Yu-Xin Liang Ling-Hua Wang Jin-Yan Wang Jun Ren Ling-Yun Jia Hua Zhang Shu-Hui Bo Geert Morthier Ming-Shan Zhao
spellingShingle	Xiu-You Han Zhen-Lin Wu Si-Cheng Yang Fang-Fang Shen Yu-Xin Liang Ling-Hua Wang Jin-Yan Wang Jun Ren Ling-Yun Jia Hua Zhang Shu-Hui Bo Geert Morthier Ming-Shan Zhao Recent Progress of Imprinted Polymer Photonic Waveguide Devices and Applications Polymers polymer photonics imprinting technique passive photonic integrated waveguide devices active photonic integrated waveguide devices photonic biosensors
author_facet	Xiu-You Han Zhen-Lin Wu Si-Cheng Yang Fang-Fang Shen Yu-Xin Liang Ling-Hua Wang Jin-Yan Wang Jun Ren Ling-Yun Jia Hua Zhang Shu-Hui Bo Geert Morthier Ming-Shan Zhao
author_sort	Xiu-You Han
title	Recent Progress of Imprinted Polymer Photonic Waveguide Devices and Applications
title_short	Recent Progress of Imprinted Polymer Photonic Waveguide Devices and Applications
title_full	Recent Progress of Imprinted Polymer Photonic Waveguide Devices and Applications
title_fullStr	Recent Progress of Imprinted Polymer Photonic Waveguide Devices and Applications
title_full_unstemmed	Recent Progress of Imprinted Polymer Photonic Waveguide Devices and Applications
title_sort	recent progress of imprinted polymer photonic waveguide devices and applications
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Polymers
issn	2073-4360
publishDate	2018-05-01
description	Polymers are promising materials for fabricating photonic integrated waveguide devices. Versatile functional devices can be manufactured using a simple process, with low cost and potential mass-manufacturing. This paper reviews the recent progress of polymer photonic integrated devices fabricated using the UV imprinting technique. The passive polymer waveguide devices for wavelength filtering, power splitting, and light collecting, and the active polymer waveguide devices based on the thermal-optic tuning effect, are introduced. Then, the electro-optic (EO) modulators, by virtue of the high EO coefficient of polymers, are described. Finally, the photonic biosensors, which are based on low-cost and biocompatible polymer platforms, are presented.
topic	polymer photonics imprinting technique passive photonic integrated waveguide devices active photonic integrated waveguide devices photonic biosensors
url	http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/10/6/603
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Recent Progress of Imprinted Polymer Photonic Waveguide Devices and Applications

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