a France Telecom/CNET/DTD, 196 av. Henri Ravera, BP 107, 92225, Bagneux Cedex, France
b Technische Universität Braunschweig/Institut für Organische Chemie, Hagenring 30, D-3809, Braunschweig, Germany
Abstract:
Novel chromophores designed towards the elaboration of highly electro-optic (EO) polymers have been synthesized and characterized. EO doped polymers were prepared and characterised using second harmonic generation and the Teng and Man techniques at 1.3 μm for measurements of d33 and r33, respectively. The measured values of r33 (18 pm/V) in a polycarbonate matrix doped with 5.5% of chromophore qualify these materials for further elaboration in EO devices for optical signal processing.