Organic electro-optic materials: some unique opportunities

Larry R. Dalton; A. K.-Y. Jen; William H. Steier; Bruce H. Robinson; Sei-Hum Jang; Olivier Clot; Hee Chun Song; Ying-Hao Kuo; Cheng Zhang; Payam Rabiei; Seh-Won Ahn; M. C. Oh

doi:10.1117/12.533167

18 June 2004 Organic electro-optic materials: some unique opportunities

Larry R. Dalton, A. K.-Y. Jen, William H. Steier, Bruce H. Robinson, Sei-Hum Jang, Olivier Clot, Hee Chun Song, Ying-Hao Kuo, Cheng Zhang, Payam Rabiei, Seh-Won Ahn, M. C. Oh

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Proceedings Volume 5351, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VI; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.533167
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2004, 2004, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Recent use of quantum mechanics to guide the improvement of molecular hyperpolarizability and the use of statistical mechanical analysis of the effects of intermolecular electrostatic interactions to improve the acentric ordering of organic chromophores has led to the realization of electro-optic coefficients, r₃₃, greater than 100 pm/V (at telecommunication wavelengths). This material design and development paradigm is likely to lead to further improvement in electro-optic activity, which will in turn facilitate the development of a variety of electro-optic devices with drive (V_π) voltage requirements of less than one volt. The utility of organic electro-optic materials for development of high bandwidth devices is now well documented. What is less obvious is the utility of organic electro-optic materials for the fabrication of complex (including conformal, flexible, and three-dimensional) device structures. In this communication, we review recent improvements in electro-optic activity; thermal and photochemical stability; and processability of organic electro-optic materials and the use of these materials to fabricate conformal and flexible electro-optic devices and devices based upon single and multiple coupled ring microresonators.

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Larry R. Dalton, A. K.-Y. Jen, William H. Steier, Bruce H. Robinson, Sei-Hum Jang, Olivier Clot, Hee Chun Song, Ying-Hao Kuo, Cheng Zhang, Payam Rabiei, Seh-Won Ahn, and M. C. Oh "Organic electro-optic materials: some unique opportunities", Proc. SPIE 5351, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices VI, (18 June 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.533167

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Chromophores

Microresonators

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