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Hybrid organic-inorganic planar optical waveguide device

  • US 6,511,615 B1
  • Filed: 08/08/2000
  • Issued: 01/28/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for forming a planar optical device comprising the steps of:

  • preparing a waveguide core composition precursor material comprising at least one silane and a source of substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon moieties, partially hydrolyzing and polymerizing the waveguide core precursor material to form a waveguide core composition, using a mold, forming an array of optical waveguide cores comprising said waveguide core composition, and completing hydrolysis and polymerization of the waveguide core composition under conditions effective to form an inorganic-organic hybrid material that comprises an extended matrix containing silicon and oxygen atoms with at least a fraction of the silicon atoms being directly bonded to said substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon moieties, and further forming a cladding a material over said array of optical waveguides cores.

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