• DocumentCode
    1994262
  • Title

    Photostability study of structurally modified electro-optic chromophores and the effect of singlet oxygen quenchers

  • Author

    Kutuvantavida, Y. ; Williams, G.V.M. ; Janssens, S. ; Raymond, S.G. ; Bhuiyan, M.D.H. ; Kay, A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Ind. Res. Ltd., Lower Hutt, New Zealand
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    1872
  • Lastpage
    1874
  • Abstract
    The addition of structural modifications to enhance the temporal stability of the electro-optic (EO) chromophore, PYR-3, have not adversely affected the photostability. We find that the photostability can be enhanced by the addition of singlet oxygen quenchers.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical effects; high-speed optical techniques; optical materials; radiation quenching; PYR-3; photostability; singlet oxygen quenchers; structural modifications; structurally modified electro-optic chromophores; temporal stability; Absorption; Measurement by laser beam; Optical films; Optical mixing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194136
  • Filename
    6194136