Compact hybrid optical devices realized with thick SU-8 photo-resist structures

摘要

A new optical board technology based on thick SU-8 photo-resist is presented. This technology generates very precise (5/2)-D polymer structures and allows the realisation of compact hybrid optical devices. The (5/2)-D optical board structure is a support frame for the assemblage of hybrid optical components like fibres, lenses or filters. An optical filtering prototype intended for telecommunications and analysis applications is realised using this technology.