Recent progress in electro-optic polymer for ultra-fast communication

Fateh Ullah; Niping Deng; Feng Qiu

doi:10.1186/s43074-021-00036-y

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Fateh Ullah, Niping Deng, Feng Qiu. Recent progress in electro-optic polymer for ultra-fast communication[J]. PhotoniX. doi: 10.1186/s43074-021-00036-y

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Fateh Ullah, Niping Deng, Feng Qiu. Recent progress in electro-optic polymer for ultra-fast communication[J]. PhotoniX. doi: 10.1186/s43074-021-00036-y

Fateh Ullah, Niping Deng, Feng Qiu. Recent progress in electro-optic polymer for ultra-fast communication[J]. PhotoniX. doi: 10.1186/s43074-021-00036-y

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Fateh Ullah, Niping Deng, Feng Qiu. Recent progress in electro-optic polymer for ultra-fast communication[J]. PhotoniX. doi: 10.1186/s43074-021-00036-y

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Recent progress in electro-optic polymer for ultra-fast communication

doi: 10.1186/s43074-021-00036-y

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Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, China

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This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (62075184).

Received Date: 2021-05-12
Accepted Date: 2021-06-18

Available Online: 2021-07-28

Abstract

Abstract

The rocketed development concerning electro-optic polymers fundamentally motivated by its pragmatic application in envisioning second-order nonlinear optics and waveguiding are cardinal. Modern synthetic strategies consigned an outstanding optical quality amorphous polymers with enhanced properties. Documented data revealed a huge progress in understanding their implementation, however challenges still exist regarding their temporal stabilities etc. This review delivers a brief investigation of nonlinear optical (NLO) polymer materials demonstrated over previous decades. Besides, their categorical explanation along with their structural architecting via engineering polymeric backbone or functionalization of the molecular entities have been reviewed. Correspondingly, their temporal and thermal stabilities accompanied by NLO characteristics features are also discussed.
- Electro-optic polymers,
- Electro-optic coefficient,
- Hyperpolarizabilities polymers,
- Chromophores

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