Electro-Optic Effect In Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene

M. H. Berry; D. M. Gookin

doi:10.1117/12.948227

21 December 1988 Electro-Optic Effect In Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene

M. H. Berry, D. M. Gookin

Proceedings Volume 0971, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948227
Event: 32nd Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1988, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We report an electro-optic effect in the copolymer, polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene (PVF2-TrFE). The electro-optic effect in this material has a hysteresis which is related to its ferroelectric hysteresis. The electro-optic effect in combination with field dependent scattering can be used for electro-optic intensity modulation. We have demonstrated a modulation ratio of 13%. By adjusting the bias voltage, in-phase or out-of-phase modulation can be selected.

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M. H. Berry and D. M. Gookin "Electro-Optic Effect In Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Trifluoroethylene", Proc. SPIE 0971, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials, (21 December 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948227

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