Improved interferometer studies of linear electro-optic effects of dye-doped polymers

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 4081-4089

  Ghebremichael, Fassil ^a   Lackritz, Hilary S ^b  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro optic; Mach Zehnder; Nonlinear optics; Piezoelectric; Polymer

Indexed keywords

ANELASTIC RELAXATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FEEDBACK; FUNCTIONS; GLASS TRANSITION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILMS;

DYE DOPED POLYMERS; LINEAR ELECTRO OPTIC COEFFICIENT; LINEAR ELECTRO OPTIC EFFECTS; MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETER; MECHANICAL THICKNESS RESPONSE;

INTERFEROMETERS;

EID: 0031170464     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.004081     Document Type: Article

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