Efficient wafer-scale poling of electro-optic polymer thin films on soda-lime glass substrates: Large second-order nonlinear coefficients and exceptional homogeneity of optical birefringence

Jingdong Luo, Dong Hun Park, Roland Himmelhuber, Zonglong Zhu, Ming Li, Robert A. Norwood, Alex K.Y. Jen

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Abstract

We demonstrate a simple protocol for repeatable and efficient contact poling of guest-host electro-optic (EO) polymer thin films over large areas on soda-lime glass substrates. The poled large-area (up to 13.5 cm2) thin films in this study exhibit very large second-order nonlinear susceptibilities (d33 values of 330-520 pm/V) for second-harmonic generation (SHG) and associated large Pockels coefficients (r33 values of 105-180 pm/V) at the wavelength of 1.3 m. The poling protocol also produced poled EO thin films with excellent optical homogeneity and large positive birefringence with small variation (~10-3) of refractive indices over the poled large areas. The study suggests a viable and scalable path towards the realization of integrated photonics based on pre-poled thin films of high performance EO polymers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1909-1916
Number of pages8
JournalOptical Materials Express
Volume7
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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