Effect of temperature and atmospheric environment on the photodegradation of some Disperse Red 1 type polymers

Adriana Galvan-Gonzalez (1) , Michael Canva (1, 2) , George I. Stegeman (1) , Robert Twieg (3) , Tony C. Kowalczyk (4) , Hilary S. Lackritz (4)

1 CREOL - Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers
2 Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique / Macsybio
3 Department of Chemistry
4 Gemfire Corporation

The photodegradation of the azobenzene chromophore DR1 {4-[N-ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-4'- nitroazobenzene]} incorporated as a side chain or as a guest in a poly(methyl) methacrylate host has been evaluated as a function of wavelength, temperature, and the atmospheric environment. The effects of these variables on the lifetime of DR1-based electro-optic devices is quantified

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Adriana Galvan-Gonzalez, Michael Canva, George I. Stegeman, Robert Twieg, Tony C. Kowalczyk, et al.. Effect of temperature and atmospheric environment on the photodegradation of some Disperse Red 1 type polymers. Optics Letters, 1999, 24 (23), pp.1741-1743. ⟨hal-00668315⟩