Orientational dynamics in dye-doped organic electro-optic materials

D. Apitz, C. Svanberg, K.G. Jespersen, T.G. Pedersen, P.M. Johansen

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    Abstract

    The time dependent birefringence of polymer-based electro-optic materials is investigated using ellipsometry. We show that the birefringence after switching off the poling field does not depend only on the induced refractive index, but also on how that level was reached. The role of the poling voltage and poling time is discussed in turn-on and turn-off experiments and an original curve-fit function is introduced. We also propose a schematic model of the polymer dynamics in the system, which is consistent with complementary dielectric measurements. © 2003 American Institute of Physics.

    © 2003 American Institute of Physics
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Applied Physics
    Volume94
    Issue number10
    Pages (from-to)6263-6268
    ISSN0021-8979
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2003

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