A non-polar organic dye, E, E-1, 4-bis[4′-(N,N-dibutylamino)styryl]-2,5-dimethoxy- benzene (DBASDMB), has been synthesized and characterized, and its structure has been determined. Pumped with a 200fs pulse this dye showed the up-conversion laser properties. The influences of various organic solvents and different pumping wavelength on the laser properties have been demonstrated.
Xiao Qiang YU Xian ZHANG Gui Bao XU Hua Ping ZHAO Wei HE Zong Shu SHAO Xian Gang XU Min Hua JIANG
The characteristic modifications are reported on the surface of polymeric waveguide film in the process of volume-grating fabrication. The light from a mode-locked 76 MHz femtosecond laser with pulse duration of 200 fs and wavelength of 800 nm is focused normal to the surface of the sample. The surface morphology modifications are ascribed to a fact that surface swelling occurs during the process. Periodic micro-structure is inscribed with increasing incident power. The laser-induced swelling threshold on the grating, which is higher than that of two-photon initiated photo-polymerization(TPIP)(8 mW), is verified to be about 20 mW. It is feasible to enhance the surface smoothness of integrated optics devices for further encapsulation. The variation of modulation depth is studied for different values of incident power and scan spacing. Ablation accompanied with surface swelling appears when the power is higher. By optimizing the laser carving parameters, highly efficient grating devices can be fabricated.
Two ternary materials systems, which comprise two-photon initiators, oligomer and poly(methyl methacrylate), were prepared. A polymeric waveguide film was manufactured by spinning the materials on ITO, and the two-photon initiated photopolymerization(TPIP) was carried out successfully in the waveguide film. Consequently, an approach using TPIP is demonstrated for fabrication of grating in a thin polymeric film possessing waveguide properties. The results show that the resulted grating can manipulate and couple light.
