Integration of Polymer-based Optical Waveguide Arrays and Micro/Nano-Photonic Devices for Optical Printed Circuit Board(O-PCB) Application

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We report on the results of our study on the design, fabrication and integration of micro/nano-scale waveguide arrays and devices for optical printed circuit boards (O-PCBs) application and for VLSI micro/nano-photonic applications. The O-PCBs are designed to perform the functions of transporting, switching, routing and dis-tributing optical signals on flat modular boards or substrates. We have designed and assembled O-PCBs using optical waveguide arrays and circuits made of polymer materials and have examined information handling performances. We also designed power beam splitters and waveguide filters, using nano-scale photonic band-gap crystals, for VLSI photonic integration application. We discuss potential applications of polymer optical waveguide devices and arrays for O-PCB and VLSI micro/nano-photonics.