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Multilayer Polymer Films for Photonic Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Juefei Zhou ,
Kenneth Singer ,
Hyunmin Song ,
Yeheng Wu ,
Joseph Lott ,
James Andrews ,
Anne Hiltner ,
Eric Baer  and
Christoph Weder
Juefei Zhou
Affiliation:
juefei.zhou@case.edu, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Physics, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Kenneth Singer
Affiliation:
kenneth.singer@case.edu, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Physics, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Hyunmin Song
Affiliation:
hyunmin.song@case.edu, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Yeheng Wu
Affiliation:
yeheng.wu@case.edu, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Physics, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Joseph Lott
Affiliation:
joseph.lott@case.edu, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
James Andrews
Affiliation:
jhandrew@cc.ysu.edu, Youngstown State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Anne Hiltner
Affiliation:
pah6@case.edu, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Eric Baer
Affiliation:
eric.baer@case.edu, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Christoph Weder
Affiliation:
christoph.weder@unifr.ch, University of Fribourg, Polymer Chemistry and Materials, Marly, Switzerland
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Abstract

Polymers are receiving considerable attention as components in novel optical systems because of the tailored functionality, easy manufacturing, and relatively low cost. The processing of layered polymeric systems by coextrusion is a method to produce films comprising hundreds to thousands of alternating layers with thickness spanning the nanoscale to microscale in a single, one-step roll-to-roll process. Several layered polymer optical systems have been fabricated by coextrusion, including tunable refractive index elastomers, photonic crystals, and mechanically tunable photonic crystals. Layered polymeric optical systems made by coextrusion can also incorporate active components such as laser dyes for all-polymer laser systems.

Keywords

polymerlaseroptical properties
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1196: Symposium C – Large-Area Processing and Patterning for Optical. Photovoltaic and Electronic Devices-2009 , 2009 , 1196-C03-03
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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