Laser formation of light guides in electro optical polymers with fluorine containing chromophores in a side chain

Abstract

New electro-optical polymers with fluorine containing chromophores in a side chain were synthesized. It was shown that under the influence of visible range laser radiation electrooptical polymers translucence takes place, what happens due to not-reversible chromophores destruction. It was found out that, during the photo destruction process, the polymeric materials refractive index n decreases. Optical waveguides, waveguide splitters, directional couplers, Mach-Zender interferometers and other integrated optical devices elements were formed from electro-optical polymers using the photo-clarification method in light-guiding films.