Title :
An Extraordinary New Class of Electro-Optic Materials: Binary Chromophore Glasses
Author :
Dalton, Larry R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
Abstract :
Binary chromophore organic glasses, a new class of electro-optic (EO) materials, has recently shown to exhibit EO activities of 300-500 pm/V at telecommunication wavelengths. These composite materials also exhibit low optical loss (2 dB/cm) and good thermal stability (glass transition temperatures of 200degC). This article considers the characteristics of these materials responsible for these extraordinary properties.
Keywords :
composite materials; electro-optical effects; glass transition; optical glass; optical losses; organic compounds; thermal stability; binary chromophore glasses; composite materials; electrooptic activities; electrooptic materials; glass transition temperatures; optical loss; organic glasses; telecommunication wavelengths; temperature 200 K; thermal stability; Composite materials; Doping; Glass; Optical attenuators; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical mixing; Optical polymers; Optical scattering; Organic materials;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2007 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0926-8
Electronic_ISBN :
1099-4742
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2007.4288400
