Provided is an optical device having an optical waveguide including an
organic Bragg grating sheet. The optical device includes a cladding
layer, and an optical waveguide. The cladding layer is formed on a
substrate, and the optical waveguide is formed within the cladding layer.
The optical waveguide includes a core layer and an organic Bragg grating
sheet located within the core layer. The organic Bragg grating sheet has
a refractive index higher than that of the core layer to reflect or
transmit light having a predetermined wavelength. Accordingly, light
propagates through the optical waveguide with high reflectance and low
loss. Besides, a high performance tunable wavelength filter or tunable
dispersion compensator may be constructed by forming a thermal electrode
on the optical waveguide, forming a tapered optical waveguide, or forming
a chirped organic Bragg grating sheet in the middle of the core layer of
the optical waveguide.