1 www.fp7-firefly.eu Polymer-based optical interconnects using nano-imprint lithography Arjen Boersma, Sjoukje Wiegersma Bert Jan Offrein, Jeroen Duis, Jos Delis, Markus Ortsiefer, Geert van Steenberge, Mikko Karppinen, Alfons van Blaaderen, Brian Corbett Contents Motivation General concept Low optical loss polymers Polymer waveguides – Nano Imprint Lithography (NIL) – Laser Direct Imaging (LDI) Photonic Crystals Integration Conclusion and Outlook 2 SPIE-OPTO San Francisco, 5 February 2013