Title :
Optical poling of azo-compounds for applications in nanophotonics
Author :
Petruskevicius, R. ; Urbonas, D. ; Gabalis, M. ; Balcytis, A. ; Seniutinas, G. ; Tomasiunas, R. ; Getautis, V.
Author_Institution :
Center for Phys. Sci. & Technol., Vilnius, Lithuania
Abstract :
Azo-compounds in polymers will likely play an increasingly important role in engineering of silicon photonics and plasmonic nano-devices for E-O modulation, parametric generation, switching and sensing. In this paper, we present a phenomenological theory of all-optical poling and photo-assisted electric field poling of azo-dye doped polymers and compare theoretical simulation results with experimental all-optical poling transients at varying temperatures obtained for azophenylcarbazole type azo-dyes in polycarbonate polymer matrix.
Keywords :
dyes; electro-optical effects; nanophotonics; optical hole burning; optical polymers; azo-dye doped polymers; azophenylcarbazole type azo-dyes; nanophotonics; optical poling; orientational hole burning; polycarbonate polymer matrix; Integrated optics; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Plastics; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement; all-optical poling; azo-polymers; azophenylcarbazole; relaxation kinetics; second order nonlinearities;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2013 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cartagena
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2013.6602722
