Optical properties of azo (EO) chromophore (DR1) doped in poly amic acid (PAM)
In this work, we studied the effects of annealing on the structural and optical properties of an azo electro optic (EO) polymer, Disperse Red1 (DR1), doped in Poly Amic Acid (PAM). Thin films were deposited on glass substrates by spin coating technique. The films were annealed at 195°C. The Structural and optical properties of the doped films were investigated by using UV-VIS spectra, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Prism Coupling technique. The number of modes, angles of coupling, thickness and refractive index were compared before and after annealing. The experimental results, showed 24nm blue shift in the photon absorption peak and number of modes and surface roughness of thin films decreased after annealing. Thickness was reduced about 1um and refractive index was increased by 0.03.
Two-dimensional photonic crystal for optical channel separation in azo polymers.
We have fabricated a two-dimensional photonic crystal that functions as a two-channel add/drop filter on azo-functionalized polymeric films using a fast, direct-writing method. By properly adjusting the resonance, this structure can be used as a multichannel add/drop filter in the plane of the film. Here, we were able to separate two channels at 1555.7 and 1570.7 nm with attenuation of 13.1 dB and FWHM of 6.7 nm for each channel. The separated channels were directed towards the sides at an approximately 90 degrees angle with respect to the input direction.
Calculation of and Errors in the Susceptibility
The measurement of the susceptibility requires three measurements, two of which have to be performed with a substance of known susceptibility. The difference of these last two measurements furnishes the proportionality constant of the apparatus, always employing the same volume, while the difference with the unknown substance gives the required susceptibility.