Fabrication and characterization of organic crystalline thin films for integrated optical applications

Author

Wang Qingwu ; Sheen, D.B. ; Sherwood, J.N. ; Simpson, G.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Pure & Appl. Chem., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK

fYear

1996

fDate

2-7 June 1996

Firstpage

281

Abstract

Summary form only given. Crystalline 4-aminobenzophenone (ABP) is one of the best nonlinear optical materials because of its short cut-off wavelength and high optical damage threshold. It can also be phase-matched to output SHG blue light with a high d/sub eff/ of 50.3 p/mv at the fundamental wavelength of 870 nm. Due to the advantages of organic optical waveguides over bulk crystals in integrated optics applications, we have been fabricating and characterizing ABP crystalline thin films. The growth methods used include vapor deposition, melt growth, and solution growth.

Keywords

integrated optics; optical fabrication; optical films; organic compounds; 4-aminobenzophenone; 870 nm; ABP; SHG blue light; cut-off wavelength; fabrication; integrated optics; melt growth; nonlinear optical material; optical damage threshold; optical waveguide; organic crystalline thin film; phase-matching; solution growth; vapor deposition; Crystallization; Frequency conversion; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical frequency conversion; Optical harmonic generation; Optical materials; Optical waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-443-2

Type

conf

Filename

864674