Patent ID: 7382959
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: B82Y,G02B,G03F

Abstract:
1. A system for forming a plurality of polymer waveguides, the system comprising: at least one collimated light source adapted to produce a plurality of collimated light beams; a reservoir having a volume of photo-monomer adapted to polymerize by the collimated light beams; and a mask disposed between the at least one collimated light source and the reservoir, the mask extending along a single plane and having at least one aperture adapted to guide a first beam, a second beam and a third beam of the collimated light beams into the photo-monomer to respectively form a first waveguide, a second waveguide and a third waveguide of the polymer waveguides in a portion of the volume of the photo-monomer, wherein the first beam is directed at a first angle with respect to the single plane, wherein the second beam is directed at a second angle with respect to the single plane, the second angle being different from the first angle, wherein the third beam is directed at a third angle with respect to the single plane, the third angle being different from the first angle and the second angle, wherein the first waveguide forms a fourth angle with respect to the single plane, the fourth angle corresponding to the first angle, wherein the second waveguide forms a fifth angle with respect to the single plane, the fifth angle corresponding to the second angle, wherein the third waveguide forms a sixth angle with respect to the single plane, the sixth angle corresponding to the third angle, and wherein the first waveguide, the second waveguide and the third waveguide intersect each other at the at least one aperture.