Abstract

Optical waveguides fabricated from polymers have been receiving increasing attention because the materials and patterning techniques can be compatible with those found in microelectronic chip and package processing.¹ Furthermore, polymers are readily formed into films, can form planar structures, can fill gaps, can be made photosensitive, can have their properties engineered, and exhibit nonlinear optical properties. This paper reports progress made in this laboratory on epoxy-based photosensitive polymers for potential use as optical waveguides in a high-performance computer packaging environment.²

© 1991 Optical Society of America