| Title | The electro-optic response of a zwitterionic non-linear optical (NLO) material |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Quilty, J.W., Williams G.V.M., Bhuiyan M.D.H., Ashraf M., Raymond S., and Kay A.J. |
| Conference Name | AIP Conference Proceedings |
| Date Published | 2009 |
| Abstract | Measurements of the electro-optic coefficient, r33, of a zwitterionic organic chromophore are reported. Amorphous polycarbonate and chromophore were mixed and spin-processed to obtain host-guest polymer thin films for measurement with a Teng-Man modulation eillipsometer. After poling, the films exhibited an r33 of 100 pm/V at a measurement wavelength of 1310 nm, around three times greater than that of crystalline LiNbO3. Given this chromophore's high figure of merit a high r33 is expected, although the electro-optic response in the poled polymer films decayed rapidly over several days. © 2009 American Institute of Physics. |
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| DOI | 10.1063/1.3203252 |
