  The present work demonstrates an electro-optic polymer based Mach-Zehnder
(MZ) modulator fabricated utilizing advanced ultraviolet (UV) imprinting and
aligned ink-jet printing technologies for patterning and layer deposition. The
bottom electrode layer is designed and directly ink-jet printed on the
substrate to form the patterned layer. The waveguide structure is formed into a
bottom cladding polymer using a transparent flexible mold based UV imprinting
method. All other layers can be ink-jet printed. The top electrode is aligned
and printed over the Mach-Zehnder arm. The modulator demonstrates a V-pi of 8V
at 3kHz. This technology shows great potential in minimizing the fabrication
complexity and roll-to-roll compatibility for manufacturing low cost,
light-weight, and conformal modulators at high throughput.
