Solution-processable elastomers for electrically tunable short-wave IR filters
Abstract
The synthesis of new solution-processable elastic polymers (elastomers) to be used in support of the 6.1 ONR program N0001416WX01102, entitled ~Electrically Tunable SWIR Polymer Filter~ (PIs: Drs. Gary Kushto and Mason Wolak) will be investigated. The goal is to accelerate the investigation of polymer-based multilayer short wave infrared (SWIR) dielectric filters containing low Young~s modulus (E), elastomeric components. Elastomeric materials integrated in a polymer/dielectric stack can deform in response to external stimuli (electrically-induced force, mechanical stretching, heating, etc.), leading to changes in the relative thicknesses of the individual layers. This results in an active tunability of the optical and spectral properties of the stack as a function of layer thickness and/or refractive index alteration. The proposer will coordinate with Drs. Kushto and Wolak to design and synthesize elastomeric materials for incorporation into multilayer structures exhibiting high reflectance in the short wave IR. Measurement of the bulk optical, mechanical, and dielectric properties of the newly synthesized elastomers will be carried out at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) under the existing program. Fabrication and characterization of new multilayer SWIR filters incorporating the new elastomers will also be done at NRL.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 03, 2017
- Source ID
- N000141712235
Entities
People
- Robert H. Grubbs
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Research Foundation for the State University of New York
- United States Navy