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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Venkat Rama Bhethanabotla, Tampa, FL (US);
Thomas M. Weller, Corvallis, OR (US);
Roger Brandon Tipton, Wesley Chapel, FL (US);
John Townsend Bentley, Tampa, FL (US);
Eduardo Antonio Rojas, Port Orange, FL (US);
Venkat Rama Bhethanabotla, Tampa, FL (US);
Thomas M. Weller, Corvallis, OR (US);
Roger Brandon Tipton, Wesley Chapel, FL (US);
John Townsend Bentley, Tampa, FL (US);
Eduardo Antonio Rojas, Port Orange, FL (US);
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Abstract
A novel polymer optical waveguide and method of manufacturing is presented herein. A digitally manufactured process is described which utilizes a micro-dispensed UV optical adhesive as the contour guiding cladding, a fused deposition modeling technology for creating a core, additional optical adhesive to complete the cladding and a subtractive laser process to finish the two ends of the optical interconnect.