Using complementary tools to characterize the effects of radiation in electro-optic polymeric materials

Javier Perez-Moreno

doi:10.1117/12.2187681

1 September 2015 Using complementary tools to characterize the effects of radiation in electro-optic polymeric materials

Javier Perez-Moreno

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Proceedings Volume 9616, Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments IX; 96160D (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2187681
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Understanding the fundamental mechanisms behind the radiation resistance of polymers and molecules would allow us to tailor new materials with enhanced performance in space and adverse environments. Previous studies of the radiation effects on polymer-based photonic materials indicate that they are very dependent on the choice of polymer-host and guest-chromophores. The best results have been reported from the combination of CLD1 as a guest-chromophore doped in APC as host polymer, where improvement of the performance was observed upon gamma-irradiation at moderate doses. In this paper, we report on the different complementary tools that have been tried to characterize the origin of such enhancement: characterization of the linear and nonlinear response, characterization of chemical properties, and application of an all-optical protocol. We derive some general conclusions by contrasting the results of each characterization, and propose complementary experiments based on microscopy techniques.

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Javier Perez-Moreno "Using complementary tools to characterize the effects of radiation in electro-optic polymeric materials", Proc. SPIE 9616, Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments IX, 96160D (1 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2187681

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