Fundamental Characterization of Advanced Organic Polymers for Optical Waveguide Devices.

Abstract

Organic polymers doped with non-centrosymmetric chromophores have been suggested as viable candidates for organic based, active, electrooptic devices. While some investigators have shown working devices using several chromophores, the vast majority of work in this area is concentrating on measuring the electrooptic effect in the chromophore, and not the net result after the device has been fabricated. In this report, we document our efforts at characterizing guest/host electrooptic systems processed into structures representative of typical optical switch/modulator structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA307892

Entities

People

  • D. L. Rode
  • Raymond K. Boncek
  • Robert R. Krchnavek

Organizations

  • Washington University in St. Louis

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Coefficients
  • Electric Fields
  • Fabrication
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Modulators
  • Optical Properties
  • Optical Waveguides
  • Optoelectronic Devices
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Refractive Index

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