A new twist on glass: A brittle material enabling flexible integrated photonics

Li, Lan; Lin, Hongtao; Michon, Jerome; Huang, Yizhong; Li, Junying; Du, Qingyang; Yadav, Anupama; Richardson, Kathleen; Gu, Tian; Hu, Juejun

doi:10.1111/ijag.12256

Title: A new twist on glass: A brittle material enabling flexible integrated photonics

Journal Article · 28 December 2016 · International Journal of Applied Glass Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.12256 · OSTI ID:1401260

Li, Lan ^[1]; Lin, Hongtao ^[1]; Michon, Jerome ^[1]; Huang, Yizhong ^[1]; Li, Junying ^[1]; Du, Qingyang ^[1]; Yadav, Anupama ^[2]; Richardson, Kathleen ^[2]; Gu, Tian ^[1]; Hu, Juejun ^[1]

Department of Materials Science &, Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Massachusetts
College of Optics and Photonics, CREOL Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Central Florida Orlando Florida

Abstract Glass is in general brittle and therefore usually cannot sustain large deformation. Recent advances in glass material development as well as micro‐mechanical designs, however, are set to defy the conventional wisdom through the demonstration of flexible integrated photonics that can be bent, twisted, and even stretched without compromising its structural integrity and optical performance. In this paper, 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 chalcogenide glass waveguide circuits, flexible glass waveguide‐integrated nanomembrane photodetectors, and stretchable glass photonics.

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Journal Information:: International Journal of Applied Glass Science, Journal Name: International Journal of Applied Glass Science Vol. 8 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 2041-1286

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