Preparation and characterization of crosslinkable photorefractive materials

Kyung Shin Min, Young Sun Cho, Jae Suk Lee, Gyoujin Cho, Tatsuo Wada, Hiroyuki Sasabe

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Abstract

The crosslinkable polymer matrices and NLO chromophores containing alkoxysilyl groups are used in this system to increase the stability of NLO property for sustaining photorefractive effect. The polymer systems with or without crosslinkable groups were prepared from PMMA, poly(MMA-co-TMSM), poly(VK-co-MMA) and poly(VK-co-TMSM) doped with modified DR1 (DRS) and modified carbazole (CzS). The photoconductivity and second harmonic generation measurements for poled thin films were carried out to manifest the photorefractive effect. The d33 values were high (about 40 pm/V) and the temporal stability for crosslinkable polymer system was reasonably high (without UV-absorption change for 90 hrs). The electric field dependence of the photoconductivity was obtained by negative discharging method. Furthermore, photorefractivity was confirmed from two-beam coupling (2BC) measurements. It follows a value of the normalized gain coefficient Γ of 2∼13 cm-1 at 633nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-102
Number of pages4
JournalMolecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Volume316
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1998 IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, IMTC. Part 1 (of 2) - St.Paul, MN, USA
Duration: 18 May 199821 May 1998

Keywords

  • Crosslinkable polymer system
  • Photorefractive materials

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