Synthesis of siloxane-polyimide copolymer with low birefringence and low loss for optical waveguide
Optical properties of fluorinated polysiloxane-co-polyimide (PI-ATPDMS) were investigated based on the molecular structure and compared with the pure polyimide (PI) at 1550 nm radiation. The refractive index of the copolymers was slightly reduced by 3.5% whilst the birefringence was reduced by 0.37%...