Guest-host crosslinked polyimides for integrated optics

Conference · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 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 Lab. (SNL-NM), 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
• Resource Relation: Conference: 210. national meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Chicago, IL (United States), 20-25 Aug 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
IMIDES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
CONNECTORS
FLUORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
MATERIALS
FIBER OPTICS
OPTICAL FIBERS
WAVEGUIDES