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Replicated Polymer Light Guide Interconnector with Depth Modified Surface Relief Grating Couplers

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Planar light guide plate with one in-coupling and N out-coupling surface relief gratings is designed to perform as optical backplane broadcasting system for board-to-board connections. The performance of the element is analyzed theoretically with rigorous electromagnetic theory and results are confirmed experimentally. In addition, optical backplane elements have been replicated using conventional injection molding and UV-replication techniques.

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  1. Konstantins Jefimovs

    Present address: Laboratory for Micro- and Nanotechnology, Paul Scherrer Institut, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland

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  1. Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Joensuu, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101, Joensuu, Finland

    Samuli Siitonen, Juha Pietarinen, Pasi Laakkonen, Konstantins Jefimovs & Markku Kuittinen

  2. VTT Electronics, P.O. Box 1100, FI-90571, Oulu, Finland

    Teemu Alajoki

  3. North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Karjalankatu 3, FI-80200, Joensuu, Finland

    Kari Mönkkönen

  4. Perlos Corporation, P.O. Box 100, FI-33471, Ylöjärvi, Finland

    Esko J. Pääkkönen

  5. Nokia Research Center, P.O. Box 100, FI-33721, Tampere, Finland

    Ari Tervonen

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Siitonen, S., Pietarinen, J., Laakkonen, P. et al. Replicated Polymer Light Guide Interconnector with Depth Modified Surface Relief Grating Couplers. OPT REV 14, 304–309 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-007-0304-x

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