Title :
Improved photostability of disperse red 1 infused in a nanoporous silicate monolith
Author :
Velasquez, Vanessa T. ; Martin, Dann ; McGee, David J. ; Katz, Howard E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Organic electro-optic (EO) materials show great potential for use in communications devices. Typical organic EO materials are thin films consisting of a nonlinear optical chromophore incorporated in a transparent host polymer, and are fabricated into devices using the methods of silicon photolithography. In addition to the complexity of typical photolithographic processes, the chromophores in guest-host polymeric systems are subject to photodegradation during processing and subsequent application.
Keywords :
electro-optical devices; elemental semiconductors; nanoporous materials; optical polymers; photolithography; silicon; Si; chromophores; communications devices; guest-host polymeric systems; nanoporous silicate monolith; nonlinear optical chromophore; organic electro-optic materials; photodegradation; photolithographic processes; photostability; silicon photolithography; thin films; transparent host polymer; Electrooptic devices; Nanoporous materials; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Organic materials; Polymer films; Semiconductor thin films; Thin film devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5196448
