Title :
A space facility for the production of NLO materials
Author :
O´Brien, S. ; Workman, G.L.
Author_Institution :
Center for Autom. & Robotics, Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
New approaches to prepare thin organic NLO films using the microgravity environment of the Space Shuttle have been developed. The evolution of that work to perform similar experiments on the International Space Station is presented.
Keywords :
materials preparation; nonlinear optics; optical films; optical polymers; organic compounds; polymer films; space vehicles; thin films; zero gravity experiments; International Space Station; Space Shuttle; experiments; microgravity environment; nonlinear optical materials; space facility; thin organic nonlinear optical films; Copper; International Space Station; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical materials; Ovens; Polymer films; Production; Space shuttles; Temperature control;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883575
