Title :
Doped optical claddings for waveguide devices with electrooptical polymers
Author :
Ashley, Paul R. ; Sornsin, Elizabeth A.
Author_Institution :
US Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL, USA
Abstract :
Optical claddings used with electrooptical polymer waveguides were doped with organic salts. The resulting decrease in resistivity was used to increase the electrical field strength across the electrooptical polymer. Relative poling fields were increased by a factor of 3.1 near the T/sub g/ temperature, and the V/sub pi / was decreased by a factor of 2.8.<>
Keywords :
claddings; electro-optical devices; optical modulation; optical polymers; optical waveguides; doped optical claddings; electrical field strength; electrooptical polymers; intensity modulators; organic salts; poling fields; resistivity; waveguide devices; Buffer layers; Conductivity; Electrodes; Electrooptic devices; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
