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Characterization Of Thermally Stable Dye-Doped Polyimide Based Electrooptic Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2011

Michael B. Meinhardt,
Paul A. Cahill,
Carl H. Seager,
Allyson J. Beuhler and
David A. Wargowski
Michael B. Meinhardt
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185
Paul A. Cahill
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185
Carl H. Seager
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185
Allyson J. Beuhler
Affiliation:
Amoco Chemical Company, Naperville, IL 60566
David A. Wargowski
Affiliation:
Amoco Chemical Company, Naperville, IL 60566
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Abstract

Preparation and characterization of novel dye-doped polyimide films for electrooptics is described. Thermal stabilities of donor-acceptor 2,5-diaryl oxazoles were evaluated by differential scanning calorimetry. Absorptive losses in thin films of Ultradel 9000D® doped with donor-acceptor oxazoles were measured by photothermal deflection spectroscopy. Absorptive losses at high doping levels may be explainable by dye-dye aggregation or dye degradation during the curing process. Lower doping levels, however, show losses of ≤ 3.0 dB/cm at 830 nm and ≤ 2.4 dB/cm at 1320 nm.

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