Advances in Optical Channel Waveguides
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Optoelectronics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 2844
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optical polymer waveguides; passive and active photonics structures; optical amplifiers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical channel waveguides are considered to be candidates for optical signal processing applications in optical interconnections, sensors and other related areas. Optical waveguides are the dielectric layers with the higher refractive index transparent material embedded between lower refractive index material. Up to now many different waveguide materials have been used including silica, III–V compound semiconductors, optical glass and crystals including lithium niobite and also polymers. Different technologies have been also employed to achieve the fabrication of the channel waveguides including photo-resist patterning, laser and electron-beam direct writing with the following etching, roll-to-plate nanoimprinting, hot embossing, replication techniques using optical elastomers following doctor blade technique and etc.
In recent years, there has been a continuous growth in the demand for data communications link capacity. Existing interconnection and data processing technologies for shorter distances used mainly metal copper wiring connections, but due to the rising data-rates and their sensitivity to electromagnetic interference, it seems that light as a transmission medium for future interconnections and data processing is the right choice. Therefore, optical waveguides have played a key role not only for preset but also for future optics applications.
Topics for the Special Issue on Advances in Optical Channel Waveguides of Electronics include but are not limited to new materials, methods and applications in the following areas:
- Theory, Modeling, and Design
Guided-wave optics, Beam optics, Gradient-index optics, Diffractive optics, Near-field optics, Nonlinear optics, Plasmonics
- Materials and Fabrication
Polymers, Semiconductors, Crystals, Dielectric materials. Micro- and nano-fabrication, Nano-imprint, Laser processing, 3D printing, Optical manipulation, etc.
- Passive Devices
Optical planar and channel waveguides, Splitters, Branching and mixing components, Microlenses, Multi/demultiplexers, Add-drop multiplexers.
- Active Devices
Optical amplifiers, Lasers, Photo detectors, Optical imaging sensors, Solar cells, Energy harvesting devices, Switches, Modulators, Tunable devices, Wavelength converters etc.
Dr. Vaclav Prajzler
Dr. Wan-Shao Tsai
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- optical waveguides
- optical planar waveguides
- optical channel waveguides
- semiconductor material
- crystals
- dielectric materials
- polymers
- micro- and nano-fabrication
- optical interconnects
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