Title :
Photodegradation of DANS and DR1 electro-optic polymers
Author :
Zhang, Qi ; Canva, M. ; Stegeman, G.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. & Educ. in Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We investigated the wavelength dependence of the photodegradation quantum efficiency induced by both one photon and two-photon absorption processes in DANS and DR1 electro optical polymers. Plugging those results into a simulation allowed us to predict the evolution of the local dye concentration as a function of the material´s illumination history. In the case of waveguide structures, it can forecast the induced performance evolution.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; optical polymers; optical saturable absorption; sensitivity; two-photon processes; DANS; DANS electro optical polymers; DR1 electro optical polymers; DR1 electro-optic polymers; illumination history; induced performance evolution; local dye concentration; one-photon absorption processes; photodegradation; photodegradation quantum efficiency; two-photon absorption processes; waveguide structures; wavelength dependence; Absorption; Crystallization; Lasers and electrooptics; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Predictive models; Thermal degradation; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-339-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1998.676061
