(Invited) Mechanically Flexible Integrated Photonic Systems for Sensing and Communications
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Yadav, Anupama
Richardson, Kathleen A
Li, Lan
Lin, Hongtao
Michon, Jerome
Geiger, Sarah J.
Zheng, Hanyu
Huang, Yizhong
Gu, Tian
Hu, Juejun
Date Issued
April 2017
Journal
ECS Transactions
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Electrochemical Society
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Li, Lan et al. “(Invited) Mechanically Flexible Integrated Photonic Systems for Sensing and Communications.” ECS Transactions 77, 7 (April 2017): 37–46 © 2017 Electrochemical Society
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Abstract
Conventional integrated photonic devices are fabricated on rigid semiconductor or dielectric substrates and are therefore inherently incompatible with soft biological tissues. Over the past few years, we have developed a suite of active and passive photonic devices and systems integrated on plastic substrates which can be bent, twisted, and stretched without compromising their optical performance. Here we review the latest progress in this emerging field, and discuss the rational material and mechanical engineering principles underlying the extraordinary flexibility of these photonic structures. Leveraging these design strategies, we demonstrated bendable glass waveguide circuits, flexible waveguide-integrated nanomembrane photodetectors, and stretchable photonics.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1149/07707.0037ecst
