Polymers for second-order nonlinear optical applications

Author

Samyn, C. ; Van den Broeck, K. ; Van Beylen, M. ; Verbiest, T. ; Persoons, A.

Author_Institution

Lab. of Macromolecular & Phys. Organ., Leuven Univ., Belgium

fYear

1998

fDate

20-24 July 1998

Abstract

The aim of our investigation is the development of new polymeric materials with nonlinear optical properties which are comparable or even better than the existing organic salts such as LiNbO/sub 3/, KDP etc. Nonlinear optical (NLO) polymers which show large second-order NLO properties and which show long-term stability, low optical loss and good processibility to fabricate thin films and fibers are of considerable interest in the development of new materials used for frequency doubling applications and for their use in optical communication.

Keywords

optical fabrication; optical films; optical frequency conversion; optical losses; optical polymers; stability; frequency doubling applications; good processibility; large second-order NLO properties; long-term stability; low optical loss; nonlinear optical properties; optical communication; optical thin film fabrication; polymeric materials; second-order nonlinear optical polymer applications; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Organic materials; Polymer films; Stability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Broadband Optical Networks and Technologies: An Emerging Reality/Optical MEMS/Smart Pixels/Organic Optics and Optoelectronics. 1998 IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4953-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1998.689915

Filename

689915