TY - JOUR
T1 - Two-photon-induced photochromic reactions in spirobenzopyran-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) thin-film waveguides
AU - Piyaket, Ram
AU - Çokgör, Ilkan
AU - McCormick, Frederick B.
AU - Esener, Sadik
AU - Dvornikov, Alexandre S.
AU - Rentzepis, Peter M.
PY - 1996/7/15
Y1 - 1996/7/15
N2 - We present experimental results of photochromic reactions induced by single- and two-photon excitations in a poly(methyl methacrylate) thin film doped with spirobenzopyran. We also demonstrate the operation of a spirobenzopyran-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) planar waveguide, prepared by cast spinning the media onto fused-quartz slides. The following phenomena were shown to take place in this waveguide: single-two-photon coloring, fluorescing, and bleaching. The results indicate that such devices may be suitable for many applications, including optical waveguides, volume optical storage, and optical sensors.
AB - We present experimental results of photochromic reactions induced by single- and two-photon excitations in a poly(methyl methacrylate) thin film doped with spirobenzopyran. We also demonstrate the operation of a spirobenzopyran-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) planar waveguide, prepared by cast spinning the media onto fused-quartz slides. The following phenomena were shown to take place in this waveguide: single-two-photon coloring, fluorescing, and bleaching. The results indicate that such devices may be suitable for many applications, including optical waveguides, volume optical storage, and optical sensors.
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U2 - 10.1364/OL.21.001032
DO - 10.1364/OL.21.001032
M3 - Article
C2 - 19876242
AN - SCOPUS:0001607120
SN - 0146-9592
VL - 21
SP - 1032
EP - 1034
JO - Optics Letters
JF - Optics Letters
IS - 14
ER -