Title :
Polymeric guest-host system for nonlinear optical fibres
Author :
Peng, G.D. ; Latif, A. ; Chu, P.L. ; Chaplin, R.A.
Author_Institution :
New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
In summary, preliminary experimental study on nonlinear organic polymer fibre is carried out by characterising material losses, refractive indices, and thermal and mechanical properties of several organic polymers and a highly nonlinear organic compound (P-carotene). The polymerisation or copolymerisation conditions have been investigated and low loss samples for either core or cladding have been fabricated. Further, we have fabricated uniform PMMA/PEMA fibre preforms doped with carotene. The work is being continued to investigate other high nonlinearity organic compounds and to fabricate nonlinear polymer fibres, upon the completion of a fibre drawing setup
Keywords :
drawing (mechanical); nonlinear optics; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; polymerisation; refractive index; P-carotene; PEMA fibre preform fabrication; PMMA fibre preform fabrication; cladding; copolymerisation conditions; core; fibre drawing setup; highly nonlinear organic compound; low loss samples; material losses; mechanical properties; nonlinear optical fibres; nonlinear organic polymer fibre; nonlinear polymer fibres; organic polymers; polymeric guest-host system; polymerisation; refractive indices; thermal properties; Mechanical factors; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Organic compounds; Organic materials; Preforms;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 1994. NLO '94 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1473-5
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1994.470885
