Fluorinated sol-gel low refractive index hybrid optical cladding and electro-optic devices made therefrom
US9535215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2202/38
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A low index of refraction hybrid optical cladding may be formed from a fluorinated sol-gel. An electro-optic device may include a poled organic chromophore-loaded modulation layer (electro-optic polymer) and at least one adjacent fluorinated hybrid sol-gel cladding layer.
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