1st Edition
Photonic Polymer Systems Fundamentals: Methods, and Applications
Edited By Donald L. Wise, Gary E. Wnek, Debra J. Trantolo, Thomas M. Cooper, Joseph D. Gresser
Copyright 1998
968 Pages
by
CRC Press
968 Pages
by
CRC Press
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"Furnishes the necessary background information, methods of characterization, and applications of optic and photonic systems based on polymers. Provides detailed tutorial chapters that offer in-depth explanations of optic and photonic fundamentals and synthesis techniques."
Part 1 Fundamentals of light-emitting polymers: optical properties of silicon polymers; synthesis and properties of poly(p-phenylene) and its derivatives; synthesis and properties of polyarylene vinylenes; optical microcavities fabricated with conjugated chromophores; light emitting diodes based on conjugated polymers and oligomers; interface formation in polymeric semiconductor devices; electronic and chemical structure of conjugated polymers and model molecular systems; electroluminescence in polymers. Part 2 Methods in polymer optical spectroscopy: optical absorption of polymers; relaxation processes in organic polymer systems as probed by energy-selective laser spectroscopy. Part 3 Applications of light-emitting polymers: semiconducting polymers explored as light-emitting polymers; poly(p-phenylenevinylene) - an attractive material for photonic applications. Part 4 Applications of nonlinear optical polymers: hybrid materials for electrical and optical applications; sol-gel synthesis of bridged polysilsesquioxanes; the morphology and structure of two-dimensional polymers with nonlinear optical properties; polymeric optical guided-wave devices and sensor protection from lasers; photorefractive polymers - chemistry, physics and applications; photonic applications of bacteriorhodopsin; electrical/optical polymers for photonic applications. Part 5 Photonics: microgravity processing and photonic applications of organic and polymeric materials; optical and electrical properties of protein and biopolymer thin films; polymer composites of quantum dots; molecular self-assemblies as advanced materials; polymers for electrooptic and photorefractive applications; organic complex thin films for ultrahigh density data storage.
Biography
Donald L. Wise, Gary E. Wnek, Debra J. Trantolo, Thomas M. Cooper, Joseph D. Gresser
". . .Those working with polymeric light-emitting materials or optical properties of the newest electro-optic polymers will find this book very useful for obtaining the latest information on these state-of-the-art materials and applications."
---IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine
