Photodegradation of selected pi-conjugated electro-optic chromophores

A. Galvan-Gonzalez (1) , K.D. Belfield (1) , G.I. Stegeman (1) , Michael Canva (2) , S.R. Marder (3) , K. Staub (3) , G. Levina (3) , R.J. Twieg (4)

1 CREOL - Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers
2 Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique / Macsybio
3 The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
4 Department of Chemistry

The photodegradation properties of six electro-optic chromophores in guest-host polymer formats were measured as a function of wavelength throughout the visible and up to 1.3 mm in the near infrared. The chromophore structure was varied to provide insight into its relationship with photostability

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

A. Galvan-Gonzalez, K.D. Belfield, G.I. Stegeman, Michael Canva, S.R. Marder, et al.. Photodegradation of selected pi-conjugated electro-optic chromophores. Journal of Applied Physics, 2003, 94 (1), pp.756-763. ⟨10.1063/1.1578703⟩. ⟨hal-00664938⟩