We demonstrate a three-dimensional direct-write lithography system capable of writing
deeply buried, localized index structures into diffusion-mediated photopolymer. The system …

A focused argon-ion laser beam is used on a spin-coated polymeric thin-film deposited upon
a SiO_2/Si substrate to polymerize the core for fabrication of Gaussian profile optical …

The performance of a novel multifunctional acrylate based photo-polymer is presented.
Rapid direct writing of multimode (50 μm square core) cladded waveguides, compliant …

A laser direct writing (LDW) method is implemented as a cost efficient polymer waveguide
(WG) fabrication method for prototyping large substrates for optical backplanes and optical …

The interconnection network is very influential in Multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSoC)
performance. Due to low power efficiency and high latency, conventional interconnects are …

The computational requirements leads to exponential rise of cores in the on-chip
multiprocessor systems. As the cores are increasing, three dimensional (3D) integrated …

The development and in-depth characterization of new fluoroaryl functionalized
ORMOCER® materials (inorganic-organic hybrid polymers) for optical waveguide …

We present an optical routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) technique for the best
placement of the wavelength converters. The wavelength converter placement was …

Integrating polymer optical waveguides (WGs) for board-to-board high speed data
communications require prototyping samples for proof-of-concept studies before moving to …

This thesis explores the technological issues of optically interconnecting electronics by
integrating optoelectronic devices with digital electronic circuitry and optical polymer …