Optimizing fluorinated poly(arylene ether)s for optical waveguide applications

• Published in: Optical materials Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 189 - 194
• Main Authors: Jiang, Jia, Callender, Claire L., Blanchetière, Chantal, Jacob, Sarkis, Noad, Julian P., Ding, Jianfu, Qi, Yinghua, Day, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.02.2006; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Birefringence; Circuit properties; Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties; Cross-linking; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Fluorinated poly(arylene ether); Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides; Optical and optoelectronic circuits; Optical loss; Optical materials; Optical properties and condensed-matter spectroscopy and other interactions of matter with particles and radiation; Optical properties of specific thin films; Optics; Physics; Polymers and organics; Polymers; organic compounds; Refractive index; Wave optics; Waveguide; Fluorinated poly(arylene ether); Optical loss; Cross-linking; Refractive index; 78.66.Q; Birefringence; 42.70.J; Waveguide; Ether; 42.70.J Fluorinated poly(arylene ether); Fluorine containing polymer; Refraction index; Experimental study; Thin film; Photonics; Optical losses; Aromatic compound; Optical waveguide; Copolymer

Novel fluorinated aromatic polyether ketones and sulfones bearing cross-linkable tetrafluorostyrene groups have been synthesized for photonic applications. These polymers exhibit high thermal stability and low optical loss at telecommunication wavelengths. Incorporation of fluorinated aliphatic comp...