Stable polymeric materials for nonlinear optics: a review based on azobenzene systems

SK Yesodha, CKS Pillai, N Tsutsumi - Progress in Polymer Science, 2004 - Elsevier
The review gives a brief survey of NLO polymeric materials based on azobenzene units and
of high thermal and temporal stability. It starts with a brief introduction which comprises …

Poled amorphous polymers for second‐order nonlinear optics

M Eich, GC Bjorklund, DY Yoon - Polymers for Advanced …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in poled amorphous polymers for second‐order nonlinear optics are
discussed with emphasis on stabilizing the frozen‐in nonlinearity via chemical crosslinking …

20 GHz electro‐optic polymer Mach–Zehnder modulator

DG Girton, SL Kwiatkowski, GF Lipscomb… - Applied physics …, 1991 - pubs.aip.org
An electro-optic (EO) polymer-based integrated optic Mach-Zehnder modulator with a
measured frequency response up to 20 GHz is reported. The device was J'abricated with an …

Integrated opto-chemical sensors

PV Lambeck - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 1992 - Elsevier
Integrated opto-chemical sensors have promising prospects, for example by having the
potential to be realized as very sensitive small monolithic smart multisensor systems with a …

New materials and their characterization for photonic device applications

PV Kolinsky - Optical Engineering, 1992 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Recent advances in materials technology has led to the development of new and improved
optically nonlinear materials that can be used for a wide variety of applications ranging from …

Photoinduced channel waveguide formation in nonlinear optical polymers

MBJ Diemeer, FMM Suyten, ES Trommel, A McDonald… - Electronics Letters, 1990 - infona.pl
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Integrated optic devices based on nonlinear optical polymers

E Van Tomme, PP Van Deale, RG Baets… - IEEE Journal of …, 1991 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An examination is made of the state of the art of nonlinear optical polymeric materials in view
of their potential advantages. It is shown that these organic materials have many attractive …

Second‐order nonlinear optical properties and relaxation characteristics of poled linear epoxy polymers with tolane chromophores

D Jungbauer, I Teraoka, DY Yoon, B Reck… - Journal of applied …, 1991 - pubs.aip.org
A new linear epoxy polymer containing 4‐amino‐4′‐nitrotolane chromophores attached to
the chain backbone was synthesized in an attempt to enhance both the poling‐induced …

Novel second-order nonlinear optical main-chain polyurethanes: Adjustable subtle structure, improved thermal stability and enhanced nonlinear optical property

S Dong, G Yu, Z Li, Y Liu, C Ye, J Qin - Polymer, 2007 - Elsevier
A series of main-chain polyurethanes containing sulfonyl-based NLO chromophores in the
polymer backbone were prepared, the subtle structure of the chromophore moieties could …

Complementary optical tap fabricated in an electro‐optic polymer waveguide

TE Van Eck, AJ Ticknor, RS Lytel… - Applied physics letters, 1991 - pubs.aip.org
An active complementary optical tap made in an electro-optic polymer waveguide is
reported for the first time. This device is the critical component of an optical railtap, a system …