Guest-host crosslinked polyimides for integrated optics

Conference · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:94010

Kowalczyk, T C; Kosc, T Z; Singer, K D ^[1]; Beuhler, A J; Wargowski, D A ^[2]; Cahill, P A; Seager, C H; Meinhardt, M B ^[3]

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1. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States). Dept. of Physics
2. Amoco Chemical Co., Naperville, IL (United States). Amoco Research Center
3. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

We report on the optical and electrical characterization of aromatic, fluorinated, fully imidized, organic soluble, thermally and photochemically, crosslinkable, guest-host polyimides for integrated optics. Refractive indices and optical losses were measured to evaluate the performance of these materials for passive applications. Materials were doped with two high temperature nonlinear optical chromophores, and poled during crosslinking to produce nonlinear optical materials. Measurements of electro-optic coefficient, macroscopic second order susceptibility, and conductivity were performed to assess these materials as potential candidates for active devices.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 94010
• Report Number(s): SAND--95-1292C; CONF-950801--5; ON: DE95014856; CNN: 49620-93-1-0202
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
42 ENGINEERING
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
CONNECTORS
FIBER OPTICS
FLUORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
IMIDES
MATERIALS
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
OPTICAL FIBERS
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC POLYMERS
WAVEGUIDES