Abstract
The present application relates to the manufacture of optical components. More particularly, the present application provides a method of manufacturing an optical component having a waveguide for providing an optical path between at least one input and at least one output. The method itself comprises the initial step of providing a first layer of inactive photopolymerisable material comprising a monomer. A following step deposits a patterned second layer comprising an activating component to define the shape of the at least one waveguide of the optical component on the first layer. A final step exposes the layers to a light source to cause the polymerisation of the monomer in the region defined by the pattered second layer.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Jan 2011 |