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Prof. Alex K. Y. Jen

Boeing/Johnson Chair Professor of MSE at Univ of Washington

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (84)

Proceedings Article | 2 May 2016 Paper

Towards a fully packaged high-performance RF sensor featuring slotted photonic crystal waveguides

Chi-Jui Chung, Harish Subbaraman, Xingyu Zhang, Hai Yan, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Robert Nelson, Charles Y.-C. Lee, Ray Chen

Proceedings Volume 9747, 97471V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213557

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Photonic crystals, Waveguides, Antennas, Polymers, Electro optics, Slow light, Electro optic polymers, Microwave remote sensing, Silicon photonics, Silicon, Silica, Electromagnetism, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2016 Paper

Hybrid plasmonic/electro-optic polymer modulator

Fanghui Ren, Qian Gao, Jingdong Luo, Alex K-Y Jen, Alan Wang

Proceedings Volume 9745, 97450Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214032

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Modulators, Modulation, Electro optic polymers, Plasmonics, Photons, Refractive index, Metals, Free space optics, Optical interconnects, Gold, Polymer thin films, Transmittance, Electro optics

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2015 Presentation

Rational material, interface, and device engineering for high-performance polymer and perovskite solar cells (Presentation Recording)

Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 9567, 95670S (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2191610

KEYWORDS: Perovskite, Polymers, Solar cells, Interfaces, Solar energy, Oxides, Light harvesting, Excitons, Computer architecture, Optical engineering

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Proceedings Article | 3 April 2015 Paper

Broadband energy-efficient optical modulation by hybrid integration of silicon nanophotonics and organic electro-optic polymer

Xingyu Zhang, Amir Hosseini, Harish Subbaraman, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.- Jen, Chi-jui Chung, Hai Yan, Zeyu Pan, Robert Nelson, Ray Chen

Proceedings Volume 9368, 93680K (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079686

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Silicon, Modulators, Polymers, Waveguides, Electrodes, Optical modulators, Photonic crystals, Electro optic polymers, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2015 Paper

Antenna-coupled silicon-organic hybrid integrated photonic crystal modulator for broadband electromagnetic wave detection

Xingyu Zhang, Amir Hosseini, Harish Subbaraman, Shiyi Wang, Qiwen Zhan, Jingdong Luo, Alex Jen, Chi-jui Chung, Hai Yan, Zeyu Pan, Robert Nelson, Charles Lee, Ray Chen

Proceedings Volume 9362, 93620O (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2076534

KEYWORDS: Antennas, Silicon, Modulation, Polymers, Modulators, Waveguides, Sensors, Electromagnetism, Electric field sensors, Plasmonics

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The detection and measurement of electromagnetic fields have attracted significant amounts of attention in recent years. Traditional electronic electromagnetic field sensors use large active conductive probes which perturb the field to be measured and also make the devices bulky. In order to address these problems, integrated photonic electromagnetic field sensors have been developed, in which an optical signal is modulated by an RF signal collected by a miniaturized antenna. In this work, we design, fabricate and characterize a compact, broadband and highly sensitive integrated photonic electromagnetic field sensor based on a silicon-organic hybrid modulator driven by a bowtie antenna. The large electro-optic (EO) coefficient of organic polymer, the slow-light effects in the silicon slot photonic crystal waveguide (PCW), and the broadband field enhancement provided by the bowtie antenna, are all combined to enhance the interaction of microwaves and optical waves, enabling a high EO modulation efficiency and thus a high sensitivity. The modulator is experimentally demonstrated with a record-high effective in-device EO modulation efficiency of r₃₃=1230pm/V. Modulation response up to 40GHz is measured, with a 3-dB bandwidth of 11GHz. The slot PCW has an interaction length of 300μm, and the bowtie antenna has an area smaller than 1cm². The bowtie antenna in the device is experimentally demonstrated to have a broadband characteristics with a central resonance frequency of 10GHz, as well as a large beam width which enables the detection of electromagnetic waves from a large range of incident angles. The sensor is experimentally demonstrated with a minimum detectable electromagnetic power density of 8.4mW/m² at 8.4GHz, corresponding to a minimum detectable electric field of 2.5V/m and an ultra-high sensitivity of 0.000027V/m Hz^-1/2 ever demonstrated. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first silicon-organic hybrid device and also the first PCW device used for the photonic detection of electromagnetic waves. Finally, we propose some future work, including a Teraherz wave sensor based on antenna-coupled electrooptic polymer filled plasmonic slot waveguide, as well as a fully packaged and tailgated device.

Proceedings Article | 27 October 2014 Paper

Miniaturized low-power electro-optic modulator based on silicon integrated nanophotonics and organic polymers

Xingyu Zhang, Amir Hosseini, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Ray Chen

Proceedings Volume 9181, 918113 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061189

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Silicon, Modulators, Modulation, Waveguides, Electrooptic modulators, Silicon photonics, Stereolithography, Optical modulators, Photonic crystals

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2014 Paper

Electrical and electro-optic characterization of nonlinear polymer thin films on silicon substrate

Stefan Prorok, Marvin Schulz, Alexander Petrov, Manfred Eich, Jingdong Luo, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 9137, 91371H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2052616

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Polymers, Silicon films, Electro optics, Polymer thin films, Electro optical modeling, Electro optic polymers, Glasses, Thin films, Waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2014 Paper

Hybrid silicon-electro-optic-polymer integrated high-performance optical modulator

Xingyu Zhang, Amir Hosseini, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Ray Chen

Proceedings Volume 8991, 89910O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2044228

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Modulators, Silicon, Waveguides, Modulation, Electro optic polymers, Silicon photonics, Stereolithography, Photonic crystals, Optical modulators

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Surface-plasmon-enhanced third-order harmonic generation of organic materials

Fanghui Ren, Xiangyu Wang, Zhong-An Li, Jingdong Luo, Sei-Hum Jang, Alex K.- Jen, Alan Wang

Proceedings Volume 8983, 898305 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2042430

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Gold, Plasmonics, Photonic crystals, Composites, Nanostructures, Harmonic generation, Thin films, Glasses, Nonlinear optics

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Optimization of the electronic third-order nonlinearity of cyanine-like molecules for all optical switching

Honghua Hu, Trenton Ensley, Matthew Reichert, Manuel Ferdinandus, Davorin Peceli, Olga Przhonska, Seth Marder, Alex K.- Jen, Joel Hales, Joseph Perry, David Hagan, Eric Van Stryland

Proceedings Volume 8983, 898303 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2037003

KEYWORDS: Molecules, Absorption, Nonlinear optics, Adaptive optics, Switching, Dispersion, Refractive index, Photonics, Physics, Molecular photonics

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2013 Paper

Fabrication of high Q-cavities with functional polymer cladding

Stefan Prorok, Alexander Petrov, Manfred Eich, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen

Proceedings Volume 8827, 88270I (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027439

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Photonic crystals, Cladding, Polymers, Reflectors, Silicon, Refractive index, Electron beams, Temperature metrology, Chromophores

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Proceedings Article | 25 April 2012 Paper

Photonic crystal cavity definition by electron beam bleaching of chromophore doped polymer cladding

Stefan Prorok, Jan Wülbern, Alexander Petrov, Manfred Eich, Jingdong Luo, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 8425, 842518 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922535

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Refractive index, Photonic crystals, Polymers, Cladding, Chromophores, Photorefractive polymers, Mirrors, Electron beams, Heterojunctions

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2011 Open Access

Optimization of organic NLO materials for integration with silicon photonic, plasmonic (metal optics), and metamaterial devices

Larry Dalton, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Bruce Robinson, Rene Overney, Stephanie Benight, Daniel Knorr, Seongku Kim, Harold Fetterman, Cheng Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7935, 793502 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.881264

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Plasmonics, Electro optics, Silicon photonics, Metamaterials, Modulators, Nonlinear optics, Glasses, Metals, Waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2011 Paper

High speed electro-optic polymer phase modulator using an in-plane slotline RF waveguide

Dong Hun Park, Yongzhang Leng, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Warren Herman

Proceedings Volume 7936, 793607 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.876239

KEYWORDS: Electrodes, Waveguides, Modulators, Cladding, Gold, Polymers, Electro optic polymers, Silica, Silicon, Reactive ion etching

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Proceedings Article | 11 September 2010 Paper

Active plasmonic and metamaterials and devices

Seong-Ku Kim, Nathan Sylvain, Stephanie Benight, Ilya Kosilkin, Denise Bale, Bruce Robinson, Junghun Park, Kevin Geary, Alex Jen, William Steier, Harold Fetterman, Pierre Berini, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 7754, 775403 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862061

KEYWORDS: Plasmonics, Electro optics, Metals, Metamaterials, Waveguides, Gold, Chromophores, Modulators, Modulation, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2010 Paper

Theory-guided enhancement of poling efficiency of organic electro-optic materials

Stephanie Benight, Lewis Johnson, Daniel Knorr, Denise Bale, Ilya Kosilkin, Benjamin Olbricht, Philip Sullivan, Philip Reid, Bruce Robinson, Rene Overney, Alex Jen, William Steier, Seong-Ku Kim, Harold Fetterman, Dennis Prather, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 7774, 77740F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862059

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Electro optics, Glasses, Polymers, Composites, Dendrimers, Absorption, Molecules, Waveguides, Binary data

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2010 Paper

Multi GHz modulation in ultra compact organic-inorganic structures

Manfred Eich, Jan Hendrik Wülbern, Stefan Prorok, Jan Hampe, Alexander Petrov, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Martin Jenett, Arne Jacob

Proceedings Volume 7774, 77740O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862854

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Waveguides, Silicon, Polymers, Electro optics, Photonic crystals, Electro optic polymers, Nonlinear optics, Etching, Spectrum analysis

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2010 Paper

Mach-Zehnder interferometry method for decoupling electro-optic and piezoelectric tensor components in poled polymer films

Charles Greenlee, Anael Guilmo, Ayodeji Opadeyi, Roland Himmelhuber, Robert Norwood, Mahmoud Fallahi, Jingdong Luo, Su Huang, Xing-Hua Zhou, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Nasser Peyghambarian

Proceedings Volume 7774, 77740D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862509

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Modulation, Gold, Ellipsometry, Interferometry, Electro optics, Electroactive polymers, Glasses, Reflection, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2010 Paper

Ultra-compact silicon nanophotonic modulator based on electro-optic polymer infiltrated slot photonic crystal waveguide

Che-Yun Lin, Beomsuk Lee, Alan Wang, Wei-Cheng Lai, Swapnajit Chakravarty, Yazhao Liu, David Kwong, Ray Chen, Jingdong Luo, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 7607, 76070D (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.843884

KEYWORDS: Photonic crystals, Waveguides, Modulators, Silicon, Electro optic polymers, Polymers, Electro optics, Slow light, Modulation, Polymer multimode waveguides

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2009

Electro-optic polymer prism beam deflector

Wei-Chih Wang, Jingdong Luo, Alex Jen

OE, Vol. 48, Issue 11, 114601, (November 2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3264959

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Prisms, Electro optic polymers, Silicon, Refractive index, Photorefractive polymers, Fabrication, Electrodes, Optical engineering, Waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2009 Paper

Nanophotonics in silicon-organic hybrid structures

Manfred Eich, Jan Hendrik Wülbern, Jan Hampe, Alexander Petrov, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Andrea di Falco, Thomas Krauss, Jürgen Bruns

Proceedings Volume 7413, 741305 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824235

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Nanophotonics, Nonlinear optics, Photonic crystals, Waveguides, Modulation, Organic materials, Current controlled current source, Integrated optics, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2008 Paper

Bioengineered-inorganic nanosystems for nanophotonics and bio-nanotechnology

Kirsty Leong, Melvin Zin, Hong Ma, Fei Huang, Mehmet Sarikaya, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 7040, 704007 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.801490

KEYWORDS: Gold, Metals, Luminescence, Polymers, Nanostructures, Surface plasmons, Light scattering, Quantum dots, Nanolithography, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2008 Paper

Highly efficient EO polymers for low Vpi modulators

Diyun Huang, Danliang Jin, Baoquan Chen, Hui Chen, Don Tolstedt, Stephen Condon, Anna Barklund, Guomin Yu, Eric Miller, Raluca Dinu, Jingdong Luo, Zhengwei Shi, Tae-Dong Kim, Su Huang, Alex K.-Y. Jen

Proceedings Volume 7049, 70490H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.795561

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Modulators, Cladding, Chromophores, Refractive index, Second-harmonic generation, Chemistry, Electrodes, Thin films, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2007 Paper

Optical micro-resonator chemical sensor

Anna Pyayt, Xuanqi Zhang, Jingdong Luo, Alex Jen, Larry Dalton, Antao Chen

Proceedings Volume 6556, 65561D (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.720329

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Microrings, Resonators, Refractive index, Polymers, Explosives, Waveguides, Molecules, Polarization, Chemical fiber sensors

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2007 Paper

New paradigm for ultrahigh electro-optic activity: through supramolecular self-assembly and novel lattice hardening

Tae-Dong Kim, Zhengwei Shi, Jingdong Luo, Sei-Hum Jang, Yen-Ju Cheng, Xinghua Zhou, Su Huang, Larry Dalton, Warren Herman, Alex K.-Y. Jen

Proceedings Volume 6470, 64700D (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.716082

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Polymers, Absorption, Binary data, Glasses, Nonlinear optics, Composites, Dendrimers, Molecular self-assembly, Electro optics

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2007 Paper

Improvement of electro-optic effect and novel waveguide structure in hybrid polymer/sol-gel modulators

Y. Enami, C. DeRose, C. Loychik, D. Mathine, R. Norwood, J. Luo, A. K.-Y. Jen, N. Peyghambarian

Proceedings Volume 6470, 64700G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.712979

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Modulators, Sol-gels, Waveguides, Polymer multimode waveguides, Electrodes, Cladding, Electro optic polymers, Polymer thin films, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2007 Paper

Optical modulation from an electro-optic polymer based hybrid Fabry-Pérot étalon using transparent conducting oxides

Haiyong Gan, Hongxi Zhang, Christopher DeRose, Robert Norwood, Mahmoud Fallahi, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Boyang Liu, Seng-Tiong Ho, Nasser Peyghambarian

Proceedings Volume 6470, 64700F (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.701256

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Modulation, Electrodes, Spatial light modulators, Electro optic polymers, Mirrors, Telecommunications, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Indium, Absorption

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Fabry-Perot etalons using electro-optic (EO) organic materials can be used for devices such as tunable filters and spatial light modulators (SLM's) for wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) communication systems^1-5 and ultrafast imaging systems. For these applications the SLM's need to have: (i) low insertion loss, (ii) high speed operation, and (iii) large modulation depth with low drive voltage. Recently, there have been three developments which together can enhance the SLM performance to a higher level. First, low loss distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) mirrors are now used in SLM's to replace thin metal mirrors, resulting in reduced transmission loss, high reflectivity (>99%) and high finesse. Second, EO polymer materials have shown excellent properties for wide bandwidth optical modulation for information technology due to their fabrication flexibility, compatibility with high speed operation, and large EO coefficients at telecommunication wavelengths. For instance, the EO polymer AJL8/APC (AJL8: nonlinear optical chromophore, and APC: amorphous polycarbonate has recently been incorporated into waveguide modulators and achieved good performance for optical modulation. Finally, very low loss transparent conducting oxide (TCO) electrodes have drawn increasing attention for applications in optoelectronic devices. Here we will address how the low loss indium oxide (In₂O₃) electrodes with an absorption coefficient ~1000/cm and conductivity ~204 S/cm can help improve the modulation performance of EO polymer Fabry-Pérot étalons using the advanced electro-optic (EO) polymer material (AJL8/APC). A hybrid etalon structure with one highly conductive indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode outside the etalon cavity and one low-absorption In₂O₃ electrode inside etalon cavity has been demonstrated. High finesse (~234), improved effective applied voltage ratio (~0.25), and low insertion loss (~4 dB) have been obtained. A 10 dB isolation ratio and ~10% modulation depth at 200 kHz with only 5 V applied voltage have been achieved. These results indicate that such etalons are very promising candidates for ultrafast spatial light modulation in information technology.

Proceedings Article | 7 February 2007 Paper

Electro-optic polymer microring resonators made by photobleaching

Anna Pyayt, Jun Zhou, Antao Chen, Jingdong Luo, Steven Hau, Alex Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 6470, 64700Y (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.699594

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Microrings, Resonators, Polymers, Polarization, Refractive index, Photomasks, Electron beam lithography, Ultraviolet radiation, Electro optic polymers

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2006 Paper

Pulse poling of high performance nonlinear chromophores in polymers

James Westphal, Antao Chen, Nathaniel Burt, Lih Lin, Larry Dalton, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen

Proceedings Volume 6331, 63310H (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.698378

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Electrodes, Polymers, Electro optics, Molecules, Refraction, Nonlinear optics, Dielectric breakdown, Crystals, Waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

Broadband electric field sensor with electro-optic polymer micro-ring resonator on side-polished optical fiber

Haishan Sun, Anna Pyajt, Jingdong Luo, Zhengwei Shi, Steven Hau, Alex Jen, Larry Dalton, Antao Chen

Proceedings Volume 6117, 611713 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.645339

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Resonators, Sensors, Polymers, Electric field sensors, Polishing, Electro optic polymers, Microrings, Electro optics, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 28 October 2005 Paper

Optimizing electro-optic activity in chromophore/polymer composites and in organic chromophore glasses

Larry Dalton, Bruce Robinson, Alex Jen, Philip Ried, Bruce Eichinger, Philip Sullivan, Andrew Akelaitis, Denise Bale, Marnie Haller, Jingdong Luo, Sen Liu, Yi Liao, Kimberly Firestone, Allyson Sago, Nishant Bhatambrekar, Sanchali Bhattacharjee, Jessica Sinness, Scott Hammond, Nicholas Buker, Robert Snoeberger, Mark Lingwood, Harry Rommel, Joe Amend, Sei-Hum Jang, Antao Chen, William Steier

Proceedings Volume 5990, 59900C (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.632749

KEYWORDS: Electro optics, Chromophores, Glasses, Dendrimers, Binary data, Chemistry, Optical circuits, Composites, Electronics, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 25 October 2005 Paper

Organic electro-optic glasses for WDM applications

Larry Dalton, Axel Scherer, Antao Chen, Alex Jen, Philip Reid, Bruce Robinson, Bruce Eichinger, M. Hochberg, T. Baehr-Jones, Anna Pyajt, Jocelyn Takayesu, Philip Sullivan, Andrew Akelaitis, Rhys Lawson, Denise Bale, Marnie Haller, Jingdong Luo, Sen Liu, Yi Liao, Kimberly Firestone, Sanchali Bhattacharjee, Jessica Sinness, Scott Hammond, Allyson Sgro, Nicholas Buker, Robert Snoeberger, Mark Lingwood, William Steier

Proceedings Volume 6014, 60140P (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.634366

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Electro optics, Glasses, Microresonators, Dendrimers, Binary data, Telecommunications, Silicon, Wavelength division multiplexing, Composites

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2005 Paper

Acentric lattice electro-optic materials by rational design

Larry Dalton, Bruce Robinson, Alex Jen, Philip Ried, Bruce Eichinger, Philip Sullivan, Andrew Akelaitis, Denise Bale, Marnie Haller, Jingdong Luo, Sen Liu, Yi Liao, Kimberly Firestone, Nishant Bhatambrekar, Sanchali Bhattacharjee, Jessica Sinness, Scott Hammond, Nicholas Buker, Robert Snoeberger, Mark Lingwood, Harry Rommel, Joe Amend, Sei-Hum Jang, Antao Chen, William Steier

Proceedings Volume 5912, 59120A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617232

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Electro optics, Glasses, Dendrimers, Binary data, Microresonators, Crystals, Telecommunications, Bridges, Monte Carlo methods

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Quantum and statistical mechanical calculations have been used to guide the improvement of the macroscopic electro-optic activity of organic thin film materials to values greater than 300 pm/V at telecommunication wavelengths. Various quantum mechanical methods (Hartree-Fock, INDO, and density functional theory) have been benchmarked and shown to be reliable for estimating trends in molecular first hyperpolarizability, β, for simple variation of donor, bridge, and acceptor structures of charge-transfer (dipolar) chromophores. β values have been increased significantly over the past five years and quantum mechanical calculations suggest that they can be further significantly improved. Statistical mechanical calculations, including pseudo-atomistic Monte Carlo calculations, have guided the design of the super/supramolecular structures of chromophores so that they assemble, under the influence of electric field poling, into macroscopic lattices with high degrees of acentric order. Indeed, during the past year, chromophores doped into single- and multi-chromophore-containing dendrimer materials to form binary glasses have yielded thin films that exhibit electro-optic activities at telecommunication wavelengths of greater than 300 pm/V. Such materials may be viewed as intermediate between chromophore/polymer composites and crystalline organic chromophore materials. Theory suggests that further improvements of electro-optic activity are possible. Auxiliary properties of these materials, including optical loss, thermal and photochemical stability, and processability are discussed. Such organic electro-optic materials have been incorporated into silicon photonic circuitry for active wavelength division multiplexing, reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexing, and high bandwidth optical rectification. A variety of all-organic devices, including stripline, cascaded prism, Fabry-Perot etalon, and ring microresonator devices, have been fabricated and evaluated.

Proceedings Article | 30 August 2005 Paper

Electro-optic coefficients of 500 pm/V and beyond for organic materials

Larry Dalton, Bruce Robinson, Alex Jen, Philip Ried, Bruce Eichinger, Philip Sullivan, Andrew Akelaitis, Denise Bale, Marnie Haller, Jingdong Luo, Sen Liu, Yi Liao, Kimberly Firestone, Nishant Bhatambrekar, Sanchali Bhattacharjee, Jessica Sinness, Scott Hammond, Nicholas Buker, Robert Snoeberger, Mark Lingwood, Harry Rommel, Joe Amend, Sei-Hum Jang, Antao Chen, William Steier

Proceedings Volume 5935, 593502 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617343

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Electro optics, Dendrimers, Glasses, Binary data, Organic materials, Monte Carlo methods, Microresonators, Electrodes, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 2005 Paper

A novel approach to achieve highly efficient nonlinear optical polymers from guest-host systems

Tae-Dong Kim, Jae-Wook Kang, Jingdong Luo, Baoquan Chen, Jae-Won Ka, Sei-Hum Jang, Neil Tucker, Zhengwei Shi, Marnie Haller, Steven Hau, Alex K.-Y. Jen

Proceedings Volume 5935, 593505 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.621324

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Polymers, Neodymium, Nonlinear optics, Absorption, Complex systems, Atomic force microscopy, Electro optics, Absorbance, Chemistry

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Low-voltage organic electro-optic modulators using transparent conducting oxides as electrodes

Guoyang Xu, Jing Ma, Zhifu Liu, Boyang Liu, Seng-Tiong Ho, Peiwang Zhu, Lian Wang, Yu Yang, Tobin Marks, Jingdong Luo, Neil Tucker, Alex K.-Y. Jen

Proceedings Volume 5935, 59350Y (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620652

KEYWORDS: Transparent conductors, Modulators, Electrodes, Cladding, Zinc oxide, Switching, Waveguides, Modulation, Metals, Refractive index

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Exceptional electro-optic properties through molecular design and controlled self-assembly

Alex Jen, Jingdong Luo, Tae-Dong Kim, Baoquan Chen, Sei-Hum Jang, Jae-Wook Kang, Neil Tucker, Steven Hau, Yanqing Tian, Jae-Won Ka, Marnie Haller, Yi Liao, Bruce Robinson, Larry Dalton, Warren Herman

Proceedings Volume 5935, 593506 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620806

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Fluorine, Silicon, Chemistry, Bridges, Electro optics, Glasses, Molecular self-assembly

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

Nonlinear ellipsometric analysis of poled organic glasses having very large electro-optic coefficients

Dong Park, Jae Kang, Jin Luo, Tae Kim, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Chi Lee, Warren Herman

Proceedings Volume 5935, 59350O (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620799

KEYWORDS: Reflection, Glasses, Modulation, Electro optics, Chromophores, Polymers, Electrodes, Refractive index, Gold, Multilayers

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2005 Paper

All-organic and organic-silicon photonic ring micro-resonators

Antao Chen, Larry Dalton, Travis Sherwood, Alex Jen, Payam Rabiei, William Steier, Yanyi Huang, George Paloczi, Joyce Poon, Axel Scherer, Amnon Yariv

Proceedings Volume 5708, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.609082

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Polymers, Microrings, Waveguides, Lithography, Electro optics, Microresonators, Electrodes, Cladding, Modulators

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2005 Paper

A biased push-pull technique to achieve fractional volt half-wave voltage of Mach-Zehnder modulators

Nishant Bhatambrekar, Anna Pyajt, Jingdong Luo, Larry Dalton, Alex Jen, Antao Chen

Proceedings Volume 5724, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591435

KEYWORDS: Modulators, Chromophores, Polymers, Electro optics, Waveguides, Electrodes, Cladding, Gold, Temperature metrology, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2005 Paper

Polymer ring resonator made by two-photon polymerization and vertically coupled to a side-polished optical fiber

Travis Sherwood, Cody Young, Jocelyn Takayesu, Alex Jen, Larry Dalton, Antao Chen

Proceedings Volume 5724, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591422

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Waveguides, Optical fibers, Polymers, Two photon polymerization, Polishing, Polymerization, Optical filters, Quartz, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2005 Paper

A novel approach to achieve higher order using pseudo-discotic chromophores in electro-optic materials and devices

Nishant Bhatambrekar, Scott Hammond, Jessica Sinness, Olivier Clot, Harry Rommel, Antao Chen, Bruce Robinson, Alex Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 5724, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589734

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Electro optics, Monte Carlo methods, Crystals, Refractive index, Liquid crystals, Dielectrics, Molecules, Reflection, Organic materials

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2005 Paper

Effects of the electric field poling procedure on electro-optic coefficient for guest-host nonlinear optic polymers

Joshua Hagen, James Grote, John Zetts, Darnell Diggs, Robert Nelson, Frank Hopkins, Perry Yaney, Alex Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 5724, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.593643

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Electro optics, Chromophores, Nonlinear optics, Electrodes, Polymethylmethacrylate, Molecules, Glasses, Temperature metrology, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2005 Paper

Feasibility study of integration of electro-optic polymer waveguide device with MOSFET circuitry on silicon

Susan Soggs, Haishan Sun, Antao Chen, Kian Kaviani, Nishant Bhatambrekar, Anna Pyajt, Jingdong Luo, Larry Dalton, Babak Parviz, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 5730, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589857

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Modulators, Field effect transistors, Waveguides, Silicon, Transistors, Metals, Electrodes, Oxides, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 19 January 2005 Paper

Self-assembled monolayer modifications of organic thin film transistors

Ivan Shuvalov, Rhys Lawson, Hong Ma, Alex Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 5592, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.569304

KEYWORDS: Self-assembled monolayers, Polymers, Transistors, Polymer thin films, Capacitance, Thin films, Semiconductors, Electrodes, Gold, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 29 December 2004 Paper

Using self-assembly for the construction of nanoscale lateral-transport molecular electronic devices and microscale silicon-based networks

Jianchun Dong, Babak Parviz, Hong Ma, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 5593, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.570819

KEYWORDS: Chemical elements, Semiconducting wafers, Silicon, Molecular self-assembly, Electrodes, Molecules, Self-assembled monolayers, Photoresist materials, Silica, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 2004 Paper

Organic electro-optic materials

Larry Dalton, Bruce Robinson, Alex Jen, Philip Ried, Bruce Eichinger, Sei-Hum Jang, Jingdong Luo, Sen Liu, Yi Liao, Kimberly Firestone, Nishant Bhatambrekar, Denise Bale, Marnie Haller, Sanchali Bhattacharjee, Jessica Schendel, Philip Sullivan, Scott Hammond, Nicholas Buker, Field Cady, Antao Chen, William Steier

Proceedings Volume 5621, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.584102

KEYWORDS: Electro optics, Chromophores, Cladding, Silicon, Telecommunications, Lithium niobate, Electrodes, Bridges, Polymers, Molecular interactions

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2004 Paper

Recent progress in developing highly efficient and thermally stable nonlinear optical polymers for electro-optics

Jingdong Luo, Sen Liu, Marnie Haller, Jae-Wook Kang, Tae-Dong Kim, Sei-Hum Jang, Baoquan Chen, Neil Tucker, Hongxiang Li, Hong-Zhi Tang, Larry Dalton, Yi Liao, Bruce Robinson, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 5351, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.533170

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Chromophores, Nonlinear optics, Electro optics, Electro optic polymers, Electroactive polymers, Absorption, Optical filters, Refractive index, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2004 Paper

Hybrid electro-optic polymer/sol-gel waveguide modulators fabricated by all-wet etching process, using straight channel and Mach-Zehnder waveguides

Yasufumi Enami, Alex Jen, Gerald Meredith, Nasser Peyghambarian

Proceedings Volume 5351, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.527613

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Waveguides, Modulators, Polymer multimode waveguides, Sol-gels, Cladding, Electro optic polymers, Electrodes, Channel waveguides, Photorefractive polymers

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Proceedings Article | 18 June 2004 Open Access

Organic electro-optic materials: some unique opportunities

Larry Dalton, A. Jen, William Steier, Bruce Robinson, Sei-Hum Jang, Olivier Clot, Hee Song, Ying-Hao Kuo, Cheng Zhang, Payam Rabiei, Seh-Won Ahn, M. Oh

Proceedings Volume 5351, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.533167

KEYWORDS: Electro optics, Chromophores, Microresonators, Polymers, Modulators, Waveguides, Dendrimers, Bridges, Silicon, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 14 June 2004 Paper

Hybrid electro-optic polymer/sol-gel waveguide modulators fabricated by all-wet etching process using straight channel and Mach-Zehnder waveguides

Yasufumi Enami, Alex Jen, Gerald Meredith, Nasser Peyghambarian

Proceedings Volume 5350, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.537376

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Waveguides, Modulators, Polymer multimode waveguides, Sol-gels, Cladding, Electro optic polymers, Electrodes, Channel waveguides, Photorefractive polymers

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2004 Paper

Tuned emission from organic light-emitting devices based upon divalent osmium complexes

Brenden Carlson, Gregory Phelan, Joo Kim, Alex Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 5214, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506515

KEYWORDS: Osmium, Absorption, Electroluminescence, Energy transfer, External quantum efficiency, Organic light emitting diodes, Metals, Quantum efficiency, Ions, Polymers

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Proceedings Article | 16 February 2004 Paper

Synthesis and design of organic light-emitting devices containing lanthanide cored complexes

Gregory Phelan, Brenden Carlson, Rhys Lawson, Daniel Rowe, Kolby Allen, Larry Dalton, Xuezhong Jiang, Joo Kim, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 5214, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506518

KEYWORDS: Europium, Lanthanides, Metals, Molecules, Energy transfer, Osmium, Polymers, Gadolinium, Organic light emitting diodes, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 24 November 2003 Paper

Nanoscale architectural control of organic functional materials for photonics

Jingdong Luo, Tae-Dong Kim, Hong Ma, Sen Liu, Seok-Ho Kang, Sharon Wong, Marnie Haller, Sei-Hum Jang, Hongxiang Li, Richard Barto, Curtis Frank, Larry Dalton, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 5224, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508356

KEYWORDS: Fluorine, Polymers, Dendrimers, Chromophores, Nonlinear optics, Waveguides, Photonics, Thermography, Resistance, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 2003 Paper

Simple reflection measurement of nonlinear optical activity using silicon as an electrode

Marnie Haller, Rhys Lawson, Olivier Clot, Travis Sherwood, Larry Dalton, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 5212, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506140

KEYWORDS: Silicon, Electrodes, Polymers, Oxides, Modulation, Semiconducting wafers, Electro optic polymers, Electro optics, Chromophores, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2003 Paper

Recent progress in developing highly efficient nonlinear optical chromophores and side-chain dendronized polymers for electro-optics

Jingdong Luo, Sen Liu, Marnie Haller, Hongxiang Li, Tae-Dong Kim, Kyoung-Soo Kim, Hong-Zhi Tang, Seok-Ho Kang, Sei-Hum Jang, Hong Ma, Larry Dalton, Alex K. Y. Jen

Proceedings Volume 4991, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475459

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Chromophores, Nonlinear optics, Microwave radiation, Electro optics, Electro optic polymers, Polymethylmethacrylate, Dendrimers, Absorption, Molecules

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2003 Paper

Organic electro-optics: exploiting the best of electronics and photonics

Larry Dalton, Bruce Robinson, Robert Nielsen, Alex Jen, Daniel Casmier, Payam Rabiei, William Steier

Proceedings Volume 4991, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479440

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Electro optics, Polymers, Dendrimers, Microresonators, Composites, Electronics, Telecommunications, Waveguides, Photonics

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Development of efficient electron-transporting polymers for light-emitting diodes

Michelle Liu, Xuezhong Jiang, Petra Herguth, Sen Liu, Alex K.Y. Jen

Proceedings Volume 4800, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451874

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Light emitting diodes, Electroluminescence, Electron transport, Absorption, Quantum efficiency, External quantum efficiency, Luminescence, Electrodes, Oxidation

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Poly(fluorene-co-benzothiadiazole)s: Effect of structure, molecular weight, and polydispersity on their performance in polymer light-emitting diodes

Petra Herguth, Xuezhong Jiang, Michelle Liu, Alex K.Y. Jen

Proceedings Volume 4800, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451876

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Electroluminescence, Quantum efficiency, Absorption, Magnesium, Luminescence, Organic light emitting diodes, Polymerization, Quartz, Sodium

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Organic light-emitting diodes containing fluorinated asymmetrical europium cored beta-diketone complexes

Gregory Phelan, Brenden Carlson, Xuezhong Jiang, Alex K.Y. Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 4800, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451879

KEYWORDS: Europium, Metals, Polymers, Electroluminescence, Absorption, Energy transfer, Luminescence, External quantum efficiency, Organic light emitting diodes, Light emitting diodes

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2003 Paper

Organic light-emitting devices based upon divalent osmium complexes: I. Design, synthesis, and characterization of osmium complexes.

Brenden Carlson, Gregory Phelan, Xuezhong Jiang, Werner Kaminsky, Alex K.Y. Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 4800, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451877

KEYWORDS: Osmium, Organic light emitting diodes, Metals, Chemical species, Absorption, Quantum efficiency, Molecules, Phosphorescence, Arsenic, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

Two-dimensional two-photon absorbing chromophores and solvent effects on their cross-sections

Lixin Zheng, Alex Jen

Proceedings Volume 4797, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453322

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Absorption, Luminescence, Mass attenuation coefficient, Analog electronics, Quantum efficiency, Molecules, Polarizability, Femtosecond phenomena, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2002 Paper

Effects of side-chain modification on poling efficiency of highly polarizable nonlinear optical chromophores in electro-optical polymers

Sen Liu, Takafumi Sassa, Hong Ma, Alex Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 4798, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.452067

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Magnesium, Chromatography, Silica, Sodium, Electro optic polymers, Electro optics, Bridges

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2002 Paper

Nanoscale tailoring of dendrimers and polymers for photonic and optoelectronic applications

Alex Jen, Jingdong Luo, Hong Ma, Sen Liu, Lu Liu, Marnie Haller, Takafumi Sassa, Seok Kang, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 4798, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.452122

KEYWORDS: Nonlinear optics, Chromophores, Polymers, Dendrimers, Fluorine, Optoelectronics, Thermography, Electro optics, Absorption, Polymethylmethacrylate

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2002 Paper

Organic electro-optics: from molecules to devices

Larry Dalton, Bruce Robinson, Robert Nielsen, Alex Jen, William Steier

Proceedings Volume 4798, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.455890

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Electro optics, Polymers, Dendrimers, Composites, Crystals, Fabrication, Telecommunications, Waveguides, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 25 November 2002 Paper

Novel perfluorocyclobutane (PFCB)-containing polymers and dendrimers for photonic devices

Hong Ma, Sharon Wong, Seok Kang, Jingdong Luo, Marnie Haller, Alex K.Y. Jen, Richard Barto, Curtis Frank

Proceedings Volume 4805, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450464

KEYWORDS: Fluorine, Polymers, Dendrimers, Waveguides, Nitrogen, Thermography, Temperature metrology, Photonic integrated circuits, Integrated optics, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 2002 Paper

Polymer molecular environment effects of Disperse Red Vis-NIR absorption behavior

Richard Barto, Curtis Frank, Susan Ermer, William Anderson, Sam-Shajing Sun, Shahin Maaref, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Jing Dong Luo, Michael Lee

Proceedings Volume 4823, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451460

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Absorption, Dental caries, Epoxies, Chromophores, Laser beam diagnostics, Spectroscopy, Polymethylmethacrylate, Solids, Near infrared spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 2002 Paper

Nonlinear optic polymer electro-optic modulators for space applications

James Grote, John Zetts, Robert Nelson, Darnell Diggs, Frank Hopkins, Perry Yaney, Cheng Zhang, William Steier, Min-Cheol Oh, Harold Fetterman, Alex K.-Y. Jen, Larry Dalton, Edward Taylor, James Winter, Anthony Sanchez, Douglas Craig

Proceedings Volume 4823, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453494

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Cladding, Nonlinear optics, Electro optic polymers, Electrodes, Polymethylmethacrylate, Space operations, Refractive index, Glasses, Chromium

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Proceedings Article | 4 November 2002 Paper

Dendritic NLO chromophore with fluorinated dendrons for improving poling efficiency in electro-optic devices

Alex K. Y. Jen, Jingdong Luo, Hong Ma, Marnie Haller, Richard Barto, Curtis Frank

Proceedings Volume 4809, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.451672

KEYWORDS: Fluorine, Chromophores, Nonlinear optics, Silicon, Absorption, Dendrimers, Chromatography, Polymers, Nitrogen, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 4 November 2002 Paper

Organic light-emitting diodes incorporating nanometer thick films of europium-cored complexes

Gregory Phelan, Brenden Carlson, Xuezhong Jiang, Alex K.Y. Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 4809, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453781

KEYWORDS: Europium, Energy transfer, Polymers, Electroluminescence, Gadolinium, Metals, External quantum efficiency, Absorption, Luminescence, Ultraviolet radiation

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Europium cored complexes may be used as a source of red emission in light emitting diodes. Novel europium cored complexes have been synthesized and incorporated into organic light emitting diodes (OLED's). These complexes emit red light at 615 nm with a full width half maximum (FWHM) of less than 5 nm. The europium complexes consist of one equivalent of europium chelated to three equivalents of a nonsymmetrical β-diketone ligand. The Claissen condensation of a polycyclic aromatic sensitizer and an ester of a fluorinated carboxylic acid create the ligands. The use of a sensitizer such as phenanthrene results in a ligand that has an emission band that directly overlaps with the absorption band of europium. The use of fluorinated chains improves the overall processibility as well as the charge transfer capability of the resulting metal cored complex. The europium core is further encapsulated by the inclusion of an additional polycyclic aromatic compound such as 4, 7 diphenyl - 1, 10 phenanthroline. Emission of 615 nm light is accomplished through excitation of the ligand and efficient Forrester energy transfer to the europium complex. A multiple layer device consisting of a substrate of indium tin oxide, followed by thin layers of BTPD-PFCB (with a thickness of 20nm), a polymer blend containing the europium complex (30 nm), followed by a layer of calcium (50nm) and finally a protective layer of silver (120 nm). The polymer blends were either poly(n-vinyl carbazole)(PVK) or poly vinyl naphthalene (PVN). The device performance was further improved by the incorporation of another lanthanide metal complex. These complexes were based upon similar ligands surrounding gadolinium. In these devices, there is a Dexter energy transfer as well as the Forster energy transfer. For the devices that are based on a PVN:PBD as a polymer host, the lowest turn on voltage was 12.0 volts. The devices that use PVK:TPD devices was 178 cd/m² with an external quantum efficiency of 0.61%.For PVK:TKD the brightness was 116 cd/m² with an external quantum efficiency of 0.048%. Devices that incorporate the gadolinium complexes have the turn on voltage of 5.6 volts. We report a maximum brightness of 201 cd/m² with an external quantum efficiency of 1.0%.

Proceedings Article | 4 November 2002 Paper

Organic light-emitting devices based upon divalent osmium complexes: II. Design, fabrication, and characterization of osmium nanoscale devices

Brenden Carlson, Xuezhong Jiang, Alex K.Y. Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 4809, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453782

KEYWORDS: Osmium, Absorption, Electroluminescence, External quantum efficiency, Quantum efficiency, Energy transfer, Organic light emitting diodes, Molecules, Metals, Calcium

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Proceedings Article | 3 June 2002 Paper

Optimized cladding materials for nonlinear-optic polymer-based devices

Mary Leovich, Perry Yaney, Cheng Zhang, William Steier, Min-Cheol Oh, Harold Fetterman, Alex K.Y. Jen, Larry Dalton, James Grote, Robert Nelson, John Zetts, Frank Hopkins

Proceedings Volume 4652, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469557

KEYWORDS: Cladding, Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Electrodes, Polymethylmethacrylate, Optoelectronics, Electro optic polymers, Glasses, Absorption, Electro optics

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Proceedings Article | 7 December 2001 Paper

Highly efficient and thermally stable organic/polymeric electro-optic materials by dendritic approach

Alex K.Y. Jen, Hong Ma, Takafumi Sassa, Sen Liu, S. Suresh, Larry Dalton, Marnie Haller

Proceedings Volume 4461, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.449830

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Nonlinear optics, Dendrimers, Polymers, Electro optics, Molecular interactions, Telecommunications, Modulators, Very large scale integration, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 6 December 2001 Paper

Advancements in conductive cladding materials for nonlinear-optic-polymer-based optoelectronic devices

James Grote, John Zetts, Robert Nelson, Frank Hopkins, Jeremy Huddleston, Perry Yaney, Cheng Zhang, William Steier, Min-Cheol Oh, Harold Fetterman, Alex K.Y. Jen, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 4470, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.449656

KEYWORDS: Cladding, Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Polymethylmethacrylate, Photoresist materials, Photoresist developing, Refractive index, Electro optic polymers, Electrodes, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 1999 Paper

Synthesis and characterization of a high-performance copolymer for light-emitting diodes

Yunqi Liu, Hong Ma, Michelle Liu, Sen Liu, Alex K.Y. Jen

Proceedings Volume 3623, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348409

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Electroluminescence, Light emitting diodes, Electrons, Nitrogen, Thin films, Telescopic pixel displays, Solids, Carbon, Oxidation

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Proceedings Article | 18 May 1999 Paper

Recent development of highly efficient chromophores and polymers for electro-optic device applications

Alex K.Y. Jen, Hong Ma, Xiaoming Wu, Jianyao Wu, Sen Liu, Seth Marder, Larry Dalton, Ching-Fong Shu

Proceedings Volume 3623, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348388

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Absorption, Electro optic polymers, Electro optics, Chemistry, Analog electronics, Thin films, Optoelectronic devices

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Proceedings Article | 22 January 1997 Paper

High-performance electro-optic polymers and their applications in high-speed electro-optic switches and modulators

Yue Zhang, Alex K.Y. Jen, Tian-An Chen, Yue-Jin Liu, Xuan-Qi Zhang, John Kenney

Proceedings Volume 3006, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.264246

KEYWORDS: Polymers, Electro optics, Chromophores, Electro optic polymers, Switches, Refractive index, Modulators, Cladding, Electrooptic modulators, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 1995 Paper

New developments in thermally stable second order nonlinear optical chromophores and electro-optic polymers

Varanasi Rao, Alex K.Y. Jen, Yongming Cai

Proceedings Volume 2527, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.222821

KEYWORDS: Electro optics, Chromophores, Polymers, Electro optic polymers, Nonlinear optics, Matrices, Indium, Thin films, Glasses, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 1995 Paper

Highly active and thermally stable nonlinear optical polymers for electro-optical applications

Yongming Cai, Alex K.Y. Jen, Yue-Jin Liu, Tian-An Chen

Proceedings Volume 2528, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.219538

KEYWORDS: Electro optics, Polymers, Chromophores, Thin films, Electro optic polymers, Electroactive polymers, Polymer thin films, Glasses, Photonic devices, Thin film devices

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 1994 Paper

Development of highly active, thermally stable chromophores and polymers for electro-optic applications

Alex K.Y. Jen, Varanasi Rao, K. Drost, Yongming Cai, Robert Mininni, John Kenney, Edward Binkley, Larry Dalton

Proceedings Volume 2285, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.187500

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Polymers, Nonlinear optics, Absorption, Electro optics, Electro optic polymers, Bridges, Electroactive polymers, Thin films, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 1994 Paper

Progress on heteroaromatic chromophores in high-temperature polymers for electro-optic applications

Alex K.Y. Jen, Varanasi Rao, K. Drost, Yongming Cai, Robert Mininni, John Kenney, Edward Binkley, Larry Dalton, Seth Marder

Proceedings Volume 2143, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.173832

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Nonlinear optics, Signal attenuation, Polymers, Cladding, Channel waveguides, Waveguides, Electro optics, Absorption, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 1993 Paper

Optimization of second-order nonlinear optical properties of push-pull conjugated chromophores using heteroaromatics

Varanasi Rao, King-Young Wong, Alex K.Y. Jen, Robert Mininni

Proceedings Volume 2025, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165253

KEYWORDS: Chromophores, Molecules, Absorption, Roads, Electro optics, Nonlinear response, Visible radiation, Harmonic generation, Resonance enhancement, Electroactive polymers

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 1993 Paper

Experimental and theoretical studies of heterocyclic nonlinear optical materials

King-Young Wong, Alex K.Y. Jen, Varanasi Rao, K. Drost, Robert Mininni

Proceedings Volume 1775, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139222

KEYWORDS: Molecules, Nonlinear optics, Organic materials, Polarizability, Nonlinear optical materials, Polymers, Chemical species, Harmonic generation, Optical testing, Liquids

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 1993 Paper

Functionalized heteroaromatics for second-order nonlinear optical applications

Varanasi Rao, Alex K.Y. Jen, King-Young Wong, K. Drost, Robert Mininni

Proceedings Volume 1775, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.139217

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Organic materials, Information operations, Chromophores, Molecular electronics, Nonlinear optics, Bridges, Molecular lasers, Molecules, Complex systems

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