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Photocurable Liquid Core–Fugitive Shell Printing of Optical Waveguides
Author(s) -
Lorang David J.,
Tanaka Douglas,
Spadaccini Christopher M.,
Rose Klint A.,
Cherepy Nerine J.,
Lewis Jennifer A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201102411
Subject(s) - materials science , shell (structure) , core (optical fiber) , waveguide , optoelectronics , viscoelasticity , nanotechnology , optics , composite material , physics
OrmoClear waveguides are patterned by direct‐write assembly of a photocurable liquid core encapsulated by a fugitive viscoelastic shell. Straight, curved, and out‐of‐plane waveguides can be patterned by this approach. Optical waveguide networks coupled to multiple LEDs are demonstrated.