Title :
Electro-optic properties of hybrid sol-gel doped with nonlinear chromophore
Author :
Zhang, Hong Xi ; Lu, Dongu ; Peyghambarian, Nasser ; Fallahi, Mahmoud ; Luo, Jing Dong ; Chen, Bao Quan ; Jen, Alex K-Y.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
This paper reports the electro-optic properties of hybrid silica sol-gel doped with a chromophore of high nonlinearity. High electro-optic coefficient and temporal stability have been demonstrated, showing the promise of the material for the development of high-speed electro-optic devices.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; nonlinear optics; organic compounds; sol-gel processing; electrooptic coefficient; electrooptic properties; high-speed electrooptic devices; hybrid sol-gel; nonlinear chromophore; silica sol-gel; temporal stability; Electrooptic devices; Electrooptical waveguides; High speed optical techniques; Indium tin oxide; Nitrogen; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Polymers; Silicon compounds; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363149
