Technology

  Driving Optical Integration

GuideLink™ is the ideal platform to integrate complex optical circuits incorporating switches, modulators, and other devices. Manufacturing optical circuits for optimum price, performance, and integration is our goal.

Typical ramps in the telecom and datacom markets look more like step functions than traditional manufacturing ramps. Our fabrication process inherently favors high volume manufacturing.

See Our Fabrication Process

  GuideLink™ Waveguides

This waveguide technology is based on an acrylate-type polymer film. Single and multi-mode waveguides are fabricated in this flexible material for a variety of products which typically work from 600nm to 1650 nm.

Typical waveguide structures are easily integrated and exposed in sheets as large as 13”x16”. More complex elements such as gratings and lenses can be imaged during the manufacturing process as well, thus creating a completely embedded complex optical element. Micro-machining techniques are employed to facilitate passive alignment of embedded devices and connectors. Unique connectorization options facilitate the integration of our products into yours.

  Critical Polymer Waveguide Attributes

Critical attributes for a cost effective high performance polymeric waveguide optical interconnection system technology must be satisfied for practical applications to meet rigorous implementation requirements. These attributes involve, for example, guide formation and performance, scalability for high volume manufacturing, connectorization, system application versatility, reliability, and cost effectiveness.

OIL’s unique polymer waveguide GuideLink™ system meets or exceeds these critical attribute requirements with a high level of performance and capability, as summarized in the linked pdf table, for each attribute.

  DistributionLink™ Custom fiber distibution systems

DistributionLink™ product line features perfect and custom shuffles with low insertion loss and skew in an incredibly small footprint as well as custom connectorized optical fiber ribbons.