Integrated optic devices based on nonlinear optical polymers

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 features compared to LiNbO/sub 3/ and III-V semiconductors with regard to their use in integrated optic circuit...

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Published in:	IEEE journal of quantum electronics Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 778 - 787
Main Authors:	Van Tomme, E., Van Deale, P.P., Baets, R.G., Lagasse, P.E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY IEEE 01-03-1991 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Subjects:	Applied sciences Circuit properties Circuits Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits Electronics Electrooptic devices Exact sciences and technology III-V semiconductor materials Integrated optics Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides Nonlinear optical devices Nonlinear optics Optical and optoelectronic circuits Optical interferometry Optical materials Optical polymers Organic materials Integrated optics State of the art Mach Zehnder interferometer Non linear optics Phase modulator Electrooptical device Polymer Properties of materials Optical waveguide Review Optical switch
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Summary:	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 features compared to LiNbO/sub 3/ and III-V semiconductors with regard to their use in integrated optic circuits, especially since the level of integration is ever increasing. Considering more specifically electro-optic devices, a description is given of some of the theoretical background and basic properties. These polymers have already demonstrated a very high and extremely fast electro-optic effect compared to LiNbO/sub 3/. It is also shown how low-loss waveguides can be fabricated by using easy techniques such as direct UV bleaching. The performance of phase modulators, Mach-Zehnder interferometers, and 2*2 space switches built with such polymers is already very promising.< >
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ISSN:	0018-9197 1558-1713
DOI:	10.1109/3.81389