Advances in organic materials for optical modulation

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2345-2354

  Sullivan, Philip A ^a   Olbricht, Benjamin C ^a   Dalton, Larry R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro optic materials and devices; Intermolecular interactions and lattice symmetry; Optical and electrical poling

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; DENDRIMERS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MICROWAVES; MODULATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS;

CHROMOPHORE DIPOLES; DENDRONIZED POLYMERS; DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITIES; ELECTRO-OPTIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES; FEMTOSECOND RESPONSES; HOST MATERIALS; INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS AND LATTICE SYMMETRY; MECHANICAL CALCULATIONS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL POLING; OPTICAL MODULATIONS; ORGANIC; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PRACTICAL; TELECOMMUNICATION WAVELENGTHS;

CHROMOPHORES;

EID: 54949121390     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.927147     Document Type: Article

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