Planar optical polymer foil spectrometer (C03)

• Subject Area: Microsystems
• Term: from 2013 to 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 210420491

In the second phase of the subproject C03, a functionalized sensor network based on a combination of polymer-optical foil spectrometers (PolyAWG) with polymer-based Bragg gratings and chromatic sensors will be developed and its functionality experimentally verified. In parallel, a digital nanophotonic coupling element will be designed to enable a defined cross-coupling of broadband light from a multimode waveguide to single-mode waveguide. Furthermore, a mechanical stabilization of the polymer foil in the area of PolyAWG is required. Here, the focus will be on both the local implementation of nanofibers into the polymer substrate (foil) and the use of polymers with different thermo-optic coefficients.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 123: Planar Optronic Systems (PlanOS)
• Applicant Institution: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
• Co-Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Clausthal
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Wolfgang Schade