Controlled Deposition of Polymer Coatings on Cylindrical Photonic Devices Article

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abstract

• We present a simple system for coating cylindrical devices for photonic related applications based on a wire coating method. Characterization of the system was done using two different polymeric materials, silicon-based PDMS and an acrylate-based polymer, obtaining different coating thicknesses upon varying the parameters of the process. Layers with controlled thickness ranging from hundreds of nanometers to 1 mm can be readily applied over devices with different diameters. We demonstrate the system capabilities for coating tapered optical fibers and glass capillaries. The fabrication of a tunable fused fiber coupler with a photoresponsive polymer layer is also demonstrated. © 2014 IEEE.

authors

• Hernández-Cordero J.
• Reyes-Medrano M.
• Velázquez-Benítez A.M.
• Vélez Cordero Juan Rodrigo

publication date

• 2015-01-01

published in

• Journal of Lightwave Technology  Journal

Research

keywords

• Optical devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Photothermal effects; Polymers; Thermooptic effects; Thin films Coatings; Fibers; Optical devices; Optical fiber fabrication; Optical fibers; Photonic devices; Polymers; Thickness measurement; Thin films; Controlled deposition; Controlled thickness; Fused fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensor; Photo-responsive polymer; Photothermal effects; Tapered optical fibers; Thermooptic effects; Plastic coatings

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1109/JLT.2014.2377173

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start page

• 176

end page

• 182

volume

• 33

issue

• 1