Systematic study of electro-optic materials composed of non-linear optical chromophores and polycarbonates

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6020, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Huang, Diyun ^a   Jin, Danliang ^a   Tolstedt, Don ^a   Condon, Stephen ^a   Ianakiev, Dani ^a   Guan, Hann Wen ^a   Cong, Shuxin ^a   Johnson, Eric ^a   Nishimoto, Akiko ^a   Dinu, Raluca ^a  

^a Lumera Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro optic coefficient; Electro optic material; Glass transition temperature; Guest host; Long term stability; Nonlinear optical chromophore; Optical loss; Poling; Polycarbonate; Refractive index; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

CHROMOPHORES; GLASS TRANSITION; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; POLYCARBONATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ELECTRO-OPTIC COEFFICIENT; ELECTRO-OPTIC MATERIALS; GUEST-HOST; LONG-TERM STABILITY; NONLINEAR OPTICAL CHROMOPHORES; OPTICAL LOSS; POLING;

ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33644972218     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.637058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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