Abstract
Heating of poly(methyl methacrylate) ridge optical waveguides slightly above glass transition temperature minimizes surface roughness and provides cylindrical shape. We experimentally demonstrate propagation loss decrease and polarization insensitivity as a result of waveguide thermal treatment.
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