A theoretical and experimental study of micromachined v-groove waveguides

This thesis presents a theoretical and experimental study of micromachined v-groove waveguides. The theoretical study involves the calculations of singlemode sizes of several v-groove waveguides with different dielectric material compositions and the simulations of v-groove waveguide amplifiers. The experimental study involves fabrication of v-groove waveguides with polymer cores and the metallization of the end-facets of the waveguides. As well, the feasibility of integrating sidewall taps with singlemode v-groove waveguides was investigated.