Poled ordered phenoxy-silicon polymer as second order nonlinear optical materials
- Univ. of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA (United States)
A new crosslinked second order nonlinear optical material based on an alkoxysilane dye and a multifunctional phenoxyl molecule has been investigated. The design approach to this polymer system is also discussed. The nonlinear optical chromophore can be directly bound to an aryl-bridged network during the curing processing. After crosslinking at 200{degrees}C for 30 minutes, the crosslinked polymeric material was found to be amorphous with a T{sub g} of 110{degrees}C. The poled and crosslinked sample exhibits a second order nonlinear optical coefficient, d{sub 33}, of 38.8 pm/V. After being subjected to thermal treatment at 105{degrees}C for 24 h, a reduction of only 19% of d{sub 33} was observed for the poled and cured sample. This d{sub 33} value remained unchanged at 105{degrees}C for another 144 hours.
- OSTI ID:
- 141646
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930304--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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