US-France Cooperative Research: Polymeric Materials and Devices Using "Cascading" for Optical Telecommunications Applications

9815789 Stegeman这个为期三年的奖项，以支持美国-法国在光学材料方面的合作研究涉及中央佛罗里达大学光学和激光研究与教育中心（CREOL）的乔治斯蒂格曼和光学理论与光学研究所的阿兰布伦。 他们的研究目标是利用级联的二次非线性来研究极化聚合物的非线性光学性能。 他们将开发新的聚合物材料系统，用于电信波长的“级联”过程，这些过程需要低光损耗、可加工聚合物和高度非线性聚合物。 他们将研究光稳定性，并开发用于通道波导制造的反应离子蚀刻技术。美国研究人员为此次合作带来了有机聚合物材料方面的专业知识。 法国集团在使用溶胶-凝胶工艺制备混合无机/有机聚合物材料方面的专业知识对此进行了补充。 这项合作将促进对这些材料的性质及其在电信设备中的潜在用途的基本理解。

9815789StegemanThis three-year award in support of U.S.-France collaborative research in optical materials involves George Stegeman of University of Central Florida's Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL) and Alain Brun of the Institut d'Optique Theorique et Appliquee. The objective of their research is to investigate performance of poled polymers for nonlinear optics, using cascaded quadratic nonlinearities. They will develop new polymeric material systems for use with "cascading" processes at telecommunication wavelengths that require low optical losses, processable polymers and highly nonlinear polymers. They will investigate photostability properties and develop reactive ion etching techniques for channel waveguide fabrication.The US investigator brings to this collaboration expertise in organic polymer materials. This is complemented by the French group's expertise in hybrid inorganic/organic polymer materials prepared by using the sol-gel process. The collaboration will advance fundamental understanding of the properties of these materials and their potential use in telecommunication devices.