Title :
Organic electro-optic films fabricated by hybrid covalent/ionic self-assembly
Author :
Heflin, J.R. ; Durak, C. ; Neyman, P.J. ; Brands, C. ; Guzy, M.T. ; Gaskins, K. ; Garg, A. ; Davis, R.M. ; Van Cott, K.E. ; Wang, H. ; Gibson, H.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
By alternating the deposition interaction between covalent and ionic binding, organic self-assembled films are fabricated with electro-optic coefficients of 20 pm/V. The rapidly deposited multilayer films exhibit excellent temporal and thermal stability.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; optical multilayers; organic compounds; self-assembly; thermal stability; thin films; covalent binding; deposition interaction; electrooptic coefficients; electrooptic films; hybrid covalent self-assembly; ionic binding; ionic self-assembly; multilayer films; organic films; self-assembled films; temporal stability; thermal stability; Assembly; Electrooptic modulators; Modulation coding; Nonhomogeneous media; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical polymers; Polymer films; Self-assembly; Thermal stability;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202301
