Electro-Optic Properties of Self-Assembled Non-Linear Optical Polymers

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dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Roger Glennen
dc.contributor.committeechairClaus, Richard O.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSafaai-Jazi, Ahmaden
dc.contributor.committeememberStolen, Roger Hallen
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:42:59Zen
dc.date.adate2003-01-20en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:42:59Zen
dc.date.issued2002-04-30en
dc.date.rdate2004-01-20en
dc.date.sdate2002-08-08en
dc.description.abstractElectrostatic self-assembly was used to fabricate several samples of polymers known to have non-linear optical behavior. These samples characteristics were measured with interferometry and their electro-optic coefficients determined to be on the order that of LiNbO3. The self-assembled samples are shown to have an enhanced polar order compared to that of more traditional poled polymers. Furthermore, this polar order is intrinsic and thus doesn't require electric field poling and does not decay with time. The self-assembly process is therefore shown to possess great potential for the fabrication of high-speed electro-optic modulators for commercial and military applications.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08082002-082942en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08082002-082942/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34415en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartThesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectNanotechnologyen
dc.subjectModulatorsen
dc.subjectSelf-Assemblyen
dc.subjectElectro-Opticsen
dc.titleElectro-Optic Properties of Self-Assembled Non-Linear Optical Polymersen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen
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