Highly reliable silicone based optical waveguides embedded in PCBs

Photopatternable silicone optical waveguides are overcoming major hurdles towards their integration in electro-optical printed circuit boards (EOCB) for optical interconnects. They show good optical performance after lamination and reflow soldering.

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