Thermal stability of electro-optic response in poled polyimide systems

J. W. Wu; J. F. Valley; S. Ermer; E. S. Binkley; J. T. Kenney; G. F. Lipscomb; R. Lytel

doi:10.1063/1.104696

Thermal stability of electro-optic response in poled polyimide systems

J. W. Wu, J. F. Valley, S. Ermer, E. S. Binkley, J. T. Kenney, G. F. Lipscomb, R. Lytel

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Abstract

Using polyimide as host in a guest-host thin film we demonstrate the first poled-polymer electro-optic response stable at temperatures up to 150°C (samples poled and cured at 250°C). A coplanar-electrode poling geometry is used so that the molecular alignment of the guest dye between the electrodes is coincident with the free volume of the host. We hypothesize that "high" temperature poling during the imidization process, when the polyimide forms rings and densifies, accounts for the excellent poled response stability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	225-227
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	58
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.104696
State	Published - 1991

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