Optical waveguides from low-melting-temperature glasses with organic dyes

Paul A. Tick; David L. Weidman

doi:10.1117/12.139218

25 February 1993 Optical waveguides from low-melting-temperature glasses with organic dyes

Paul A. Tick, David L. Weidman

Proceedings Volume 1775, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials V; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139218
Event: San Diego '92, 1992, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Polymers and, more recently, sol-gel glasses are generally regarded as the better hosts for optical devices which rely on organic dye molecules as the active component. Most traditional low melting temperature glasses are too easily attacked by water to be a serious alternative; however, a novel composition family based on SnF₂ eliminates many of the shortcomings of other glasses with similar viscosity properties and they seem to have an affinity for dissolving many organic dye molecules. The properties of these glasses and the ongoing efforts to demonstrate the feasibility of fabricating guided wave structures are described.

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Paul A. Tick and David L. Weidman "Optical waveguides from low-melting-temperature glasses with organic dyes", Proc. SPIE 1775, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials V, (25 February 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139218

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