The present work demonstrates an electro-optic polymer based Mach-Zehnder(MZ) modulator fabricated utilizing advanced ultraviolet (UV) imprinting andaligned ink-jet printing technologies for patterning and layer deposition. Thebottom electrode layer is designed and directly ink-jet printed on thesubstrate to form the patterned layer. The waveguide structure is formed into abottom cladding polymer using a transparent flexible mold based UV imprintingmethod. All other layers can be ink-jet printed. The top electrode is alignedand printed over the Mach-Zehnder arm. The modulator demonstrates a V-pi of 8Vat 3kHz. This technology shows great potential in minimizing the fabricationcomplexity and roll-to-roll compatibility for manufacturing low cost,light-weight, and conformal modulators at high throughput.
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