DocumentCode
2623110
Title
A space facility for the production of NLO materials
Author
O´Brien, S. ; Workman, G.L.
Author_Institution
Center for Autom. & Robotics, Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL, USA
fYear
2000
fDate
6-10 Aug. 2000
Firstpage
62
Lastpage
64
Abstract
New approaches to prepare thin organic NLO films using the microgravity environment of the Space Shuttle have been developed. The evolution of that work to perform similar experiments on the International Space Station is presented.
Keywords
materials preparation; nonlinear optics; optical films; optical polymers; organic compounds; polymer films; space vehicles; thin films; zero gravity experiments; International Space Station; Space Shuttle; experiments; microgravity environment; nonlinear optical materials; space facility; thin organic nonlinear optical films; Copper; International Space Station; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical materials; Ovens; Polymer films; Production; Space shuttles; Temperature control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-646-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NLO.2000.883575
Filename
883575
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