Photocurable liquid core-fugitive shell printing of optical waveguides

David J. Lorang; Douglas Tanaka; Christopher M. Spadaccini; Klint A. Rose; Nerine J. Cherepy; Jennifer A. Lewis

doi:10.1002/adma.201102411

Photocurable liquid core-fugitive shell printing of optical waveguides

David J. Lorang, Douglas Tanaka, Christopher M. Spadaccini, Klint A. Rose, Nerine J. Cherepy, Jennifer A. Lewis

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5055-5058
Number of pages	4
Journal	Advanced Materials
Volume	23
Issue number	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201102411
State	Published - Nov 16 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

core-shell printing
direct-write assembly
optical fibers
waveguides

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General Materials Science
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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