Digital Fabrication of a Small Diameter Polymer Optical Waveguide

Authors

Venkat Rama Bhethanabotla
Thomas M. Weller
Roger Brandon Tipton
John Townsend Bentley
Eduardo Antonio Rojas

Submitting Campus

Daytona Beach

Department

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Document Type

Patent

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-2020

Abstract/Description

A novel polymer optical waveguide and method of manu­facturing is presented herein. A digitally manufactured pro­cess is described which utilizes a micro-dispensed UV optical adhesive as the contour guiding cladding, a fused deposition modeling technology for creating a core, addi­tional optical adhesive to complete the cladding and a subtractive laser process to finish the two ends of the optical interconnect.

Patent Number

US 10,852,479 Bl

Assignee

University of South Florida

Application Number

16/138,558

Date Filed

9-21-2018

Scholarly Commons Citation

Bhethanabotla, V. R., Weller, T. M., Tipton, R. B., Bentley, J. T., & Rojas, E. A. (2020). Digital Fabrication of a Small Diameter Polymer Optical Waveguide. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/publication/2209