UV imprinting and aligned ink-jet printing for multi-layer patterning of electro-optic polymer modulators

Abstract

The present work demonstrates an electro-optic polymer based Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulator fabricated utilizing advanced ultraviolet (UV) imprinting and aligned ink-jet printing technologies for patterning and layer deposition. The bottom electrode layer is designed and directly ink-jet printed on the substrate to form the patterned layer. The waveguide structure is formed into a bottom cladding polymer using a transparent flexible mold based UV imprinting method. All other layers can be ink-jet printed. The top electrode is aligned and printed over the Mach-Zehnder arm. The modulator demonstrates a V-pi of 8V at 3kHz. This technology shows great potential in minimizing the fabrication complexity and roll-to-roll compatibility for manufacturing low cost, light-weight, and conformal modulators at high throughput.

3 pages, 4 figures

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