Abstract
This paper reports a systematic investigation on the nonlinear and electro-optic properties of hybrid sol-gel doped with azo-type chromophores. The host is based on photosensitive sol-gel prepared from 3-(methacryloxy)propyl trimethoxysilane-zirconium (or aluminum) oxide (MAPTMS-Zr(Al)) hybrid system. The chromophores are incorporated into the hybrid sol-gel as both guest and side-chain. Second harmonic generation experiment is conducted to optimize the poling parameters for the active sol-gel films. The stability of the second-order nonlinear optical coefficients is investigated by temporal decay test and heat-cool cycling experiment at elevated temperature. Electro-optic channel waveguides have been fabricated by direct ultra-violet exposure, direct blue laser writing, and reverse-mesa methods. Electro-optic effect of the waveguides is measured at 1550 nm and optical intensity modulation has been demonstrated. All the results show that the hybrid sol-gels are promising media for electro-optic devices for integrated optics in both performance and fabrication flexibility.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 992-999 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Optical Materials |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 8-9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2006 |
Keywords
- Electro-optic effect
- Hybrid sol-gel
- Optical waveguide
- Second harmonic generation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Computer Science(all)
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Spectroscopy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering