Optimizing fluorinated poly(arylene ether)s for optical waveguide applications

Novel fluorinated aromatic polyether ketones and sulfones bearing cross-linkable tetrafluorostyrene groups have been synthesized for photonic applications. These polymers exhibit high thermal stability and low optical loss at telecommunication wavelengths. Incorporation of fluorinated aliphatic comp...

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Published in:Optical materials 2006-02, Vol.28 (3), p.189-194
Main Authors: Jiang, Jia, Callender, Claire L., Blanchetière, Chantal, Jacob, Sarkis, Noad, Julian P., Ding, Jianfu, Qi, Yinghua, Day, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Birefringence
Circuit properties
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Cross-linking
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Fluorinated poly(arylene ether)
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides
Optical and optoelectronic circuits
Optical loss
Optical materials
Optical properties and condensed-matter spectroscopy and other interactions of matter with particles and radiation
Optical properties of specific thin films
Optics
Physics
Polymers and organics
Polymers
organic compounds
Refractive index
Wave optics
Waveguide
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Summary:Novel fluorinated aromatic polyether ketones and sulfones bearing cross-linkable tetrafluorostyrene groups have been synthesized for photonic applications. These polymers exhibit high thermal stability and low optical loss at telecommunication wavelengths. Incorporation of fluorinated aliphatic compounds into these polymer cross-linked networks during thin film processing can decrease the film birefringence due to changes in the rigidity of the polymer structures. The resulting copolymer shows the same slab loss as the original polymer. Polymer ridge waveguide structures have been fabricated and characterized.
ISSN:0925-3467
1873-1252
DOI:10.1016/j.optmat.2004.07.020