Materials characterization for nonlinear optical polymer waveguide modulator design

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4813, Issue , 2002, Pages 94-102

  Diggs, Darnell E ^a   Grote, James G ^a   Davis, Antonio A ^a   Zhang, C H ^a   Zetts, John S ^a   Nelson, Robert L ^a   Dalton, L R ^a   Yaney, Perry P ^a   Hopkins, Frank K ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductive polymer; Dielectric constant; Electro optic modulator; Nonlinear optic polymer; Opto electronic

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; EPOXY RESINS; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; ELECTROOPTIC MODULATOR; NONLINEAR OPTIC POLYMER; PHASE RETARDATION;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0036983891     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.453940     Document Type: Article

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