• 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