Title :
A thermally stable crosslinked polymer network with large electrooptic coefficient
Author :
Zhu, Jingsong ; He, Mingqian ; Chen, Jinghong ; Mao, Shane ; Dalton, Larry R. ; Garner, Sean M. ; Chen, Antao ; Steier, William H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Organic second-order nonlinear optical materials have been intensely pursued for the past two decades. Remarkable progress has been made in the design and synthesis of chromophores with exceptionally high-μβ values. The superior nonlinearity, along with the inherent ultrafast response and large laser damage threshold, suggests that organic NLO materials are ideal for electro-optic and telecommunication applications. Here, we wish to report our preliminary progress in developing a crosslinked (XL) polymeric material containing a high-μβ chromophore DHPT. At present, the largest electro-optic coefficient obtained from the polymer (20% loading by weight) is 27.5 pm/V (at 1.06 μm)
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical polymers; thermal stability; 1.06 mum; chromophores; crosslinked polymeric material; electro-optic applications; exceptionally high-μβ values; high-μβ chromophore DHPT; inherent ultrafast response; large electrooptic coefficient; large laser damage threshold; largest electro-optic coefficient; organic NLO materials; organic second-order nonlinear optical materials; superior nonlinearity; telecommunication applications; thermally stable crosslinked polymer network; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical sensors; Organic materials; Polymer films; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.645401
