Flexographic Printing of Optical Multimodal Y-Splitters for Optical Sensor Networks

authored by

Keno Pflieger, Ludger Overmeyer

Abstract

Flexographic printing on Polymethylmethacrylat (PMMA) substrates is a promising technology for the cost-effective production of large-scale optical networks. It allows for numerous applications in the fields of data transmission, sensing and point-of-care systems. This article introduces the flexographic printing of optical multimode Y-splitter as a fundamental element for these networks. It is printed with an optical grade acrylic polymer on flexible PMMA substrates. We investigated geometric and optical properties of splitters with angles up to 20° and achieved attenuations due to the Y-splitter below 1.3 dB at 638 nm.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Transport and Automation Technology
PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines

Type

Contribution to book/anthology

Pages

583-591

No. of pages

9

Publication date

30.11.2019

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering, Signal Processing, Computer Networks and Communications

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34983-7_57 (Access: Closed)