Polymeric electro-optic materials: optimization of electro-optic activity, minimization of optical loss, and fine-tuning of device performance

Optical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 589-595

  Dalton, Larry R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; ELECTROSTATICS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LITHIUM NIOBATE; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SILICA;

ELECTROOPTIC ACTIVITY; OPTICAL LOSS; POLYMERIC ELECTROOPTIC MATERIALS;

ELECTROOPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0033750963     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602403     Document Type: Article

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